The Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Amendment Order 1995

• Citation: S.I. 1995/766
• Sections: 34

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Amendment Order 1995 and shall come into force on 10th April 1995.

(2) In this Order, “the principal Order ” means the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983.

Section 2 Amendment of article 18 of the principal Order

In article 18 of the principal Order (unemployability allowances) in paragraph (2) for the amount “£2,236” there shall be substituted the amount “£2,288”.

Section 3 Amendment of article 26A of the principal Order

At the end of head (iii) of sub-paragraph (1)(c) of article 26A of the principal Order (mobility supplement) there shall be added the word “, or” followed by the following head—

(iv) has been in receipt of the mobility component of a disability living allowance under section 73 of either the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 or the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 having been deemed, by virtue of section 74(1) of the relevant Act, to be suffering from such disablement as is mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of section 73 of the relevant Act and to satisfy the requirements of subsection (9) of that section.

Section 4 Amendment of article 29 of the principal Order

Article 29 of the principal Order (pensions to widows) shall be amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph (1A) for the amount “£48.70” there shall be substituted the amount “£49.77”;

(b) paragraph (2) shall be omitted.

Section 5 Amendment of article 67A of the principal Order

In paragraph (1) of article 67A of the principal Order (suspension in individual cases— Pensions Appeal Tribunal) for the words “determination of that question on appeal” there shall be substituted the words “determination of the appeal”.

Section 6 Amendment of article 67B of the principal Order

In article 67B(1) of the principal Order (suspension in individual cases— courts) for the words “determination of that question on appeal” there shall be substituted the words “determination of the appeal”.

Section 7 Amendment of Schedules to the principal Order

(1) In Schedule 1 to the principal Order (rates of retired pay, pensions, gratuities and allowances)—

(a) for the Table in Part II there shall be substituted the Table set out in Schedule 1 to this Order;

(b) for Tables 1 and 2 of Part III there shall respectively be substituted the Tables set out in Schedules 2 and 3 to this Order; and

(c) for Part IV there shall be substituted the Part set out in Schedule 4 to this Order.

(2) In Schedule 2 to the principal Order (rates of pensions and allowances in respect of death)—

(a) for Tables 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Part II there shall be substituted the Tables set out in Schedule 5 to this Order;

(b) for Part III there shall be substituted the Part set out in Schedule 6 to this Order.

Section 1

WEEKLY RATES OF PENSIONS FOR DISABLED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN GROUPS 10 – 15 OF PART 1 OF THIS SCHEDULE.

Section 2

YEARLY RATES OF RETIRED PAY AND PENSIONS FOR DISABLED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN GROUPS 1 – 9 OF PART 1 OF THIS SCHEDULE.

A

FINGERS—

B

TOES—

Section 1

Education allowance under article 13

Section 2

Constant attendance allowance

Section 3

Exceptionally severe disablement allowance under article 15

Section 4

Severe disablement occupational allowance under article 16

Section 5

Allowance for wear and tear of clothing—

Section 6

Unemployability allowances—

Section 7

Invalidity allowance under article 14

Section 8

Comforts allowance—

Section 9

Allowance for lowered standard of occupation under article 21

Section 10

Age allowance under article 22 where the degree of pensioned disablement is—

Section 11

Treatment allowances — increase of personal allowances under article 23(3)

Section 12

Part-time treatment allowance under article 25

Section 13

Mobility supplement under article 26A

Section 1

Pension under article 30 to unmarried dependant who lived as a spouse

Section 2

Rent allowance under article 31

Section 3

Allowance under article 32 to elderly widow or widower or unmarried dependant who lived as spouse—

Section 4

Pension to widower under article 34

Section 5

Allowances in respect of children—

Section 6

Pension under article 36 to a motherless or fatherless child of a member—

Section 7

Pension or allowance under article 37(3) to or in respect of a child over the age limit

Section 8

Education allowance under article 38

Section 9

Pensions to parents—

Section 10

Pension to other dependants—