The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Amendment Order 2000

• Citation: S.I. 2000/252
• Sections: 29

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 2000 and shall come into force on 10th April 2000.

(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 “£3,016” there shall be substituted the amount “ £3,042”.

Section 3 Amendment of article 29 of the principal Order

In article 29 of the principal Order (pensions to widows) in paragraph (1A) for the amount “£56.45” there shall be substituted the amount “ £57.07”.

Section 4 Amendment of Schedules to the principal Order

(1) In Schedule 1 to the principal Order (rates of retired pay, pensions, gratuities and allowances in respect of disablement)–

(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 (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; and

(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 I 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 I OF THIS SCHEDULE.

Section 1

Education allowance under article 13

Section 2

Constant attendance allowance

(a) under article 14(1)(b)

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 under article 17(1)

Section 6

Unemployability allowances–

(a) personal allowance under article 18(1)(a)

Section 7

Invalidity allowance under article 19

(a) if–

(i) the relevant date fell before 5th July 1948; or

(ii) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 35; or

(iii) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 40 and had not attained the age of 65 in the case of the member being a man, or 60 in the case of the member being a woman, before 6th April 1979 and the period in respect of which payment of the allowance is to relate begins on or after 6th April 1979

Section 8

Comforts allowance–

(a) under article 20(1)(a)

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–

(a) 40 to 50 per cent.

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 a spouse–

(a) if aged 65 but under 70

Section 4

Pension to widower under article 34

Section 5

Allowances in respect of children–

(a) under article 35(1)–

(i) in respect of the only, elder or eldest child of a member

Section 6

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

(a) in respect of the only, elder or eldest 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–

(a) minimum rate under article 40(3)

Section 10

Pension to other dependants–

(a) under article 41(2)