The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Amendment Scheme 2003

• Citation: S.I. 2003/637
• Sections: 27

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Scheme may be cited as the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Amendment Scheme 2003 and shall come into force on 7th April 2003.

(2) In this Scheme, “the principal Scheme” means the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983 , and, except where the context otherwise requires, a reference to a numbered article, Part, Table or Schedule is to the article, Part, Table or Schedule in the principal Scheme which bears that number.

Section 2 Amendments to the principal Scheme and application

The amendments to the principal Scheme contained in Schedule 1 to this Scheme shall have effect.

Section 1 Substitution of Schedules 3,4 and 7 to the principal Scheme

(1) For Schedules 3 and 4 to the principal Scheme (rates of pensions and allowances payable in respect of disablement and death) there shall respectively be substituted the Schedules set out in Schedule 2 to this Scheme and numbered 3 and 4.

(2) For Schedule 7 to the principal Scheme (deductions for the purposes of article 64) there shall be substituted the table set out in Schedule 3 to this Scheme.

Section 1

Pension for 100 per cent. disablement under article 11

Section 1

Pension to widows and widowers—

Section 2

Education allowance under article 13

Section 2

Rent allowance under article 28

Section 3

Constant attendance allowance under article 14

(A) For decisions made before 9 th April 2001

Section 3

Allowance under article 29 or 50 to an elderly surviving spouse—

Section 4

Exceptionally severe disablement allowance under article 15

Section 4

Pension under article 30 to unmarried dependant who lived as spouse

Section 5

Severe disablement occupational allowance under article 16

Section 5

Allowance under article 33 in respect of each child under the age of 15—

Section 6

Allowance for wear and tear of clothing under article 17(1)

Section 6

Pension under article 34(1) where the decision is made before 9 th April 2001, to a motherless or fatherless child under the age of 15 and, where the decision is made on or after that date, under article 34(2) to a child under the age of 15 with no parents living—

Section 7

Unemployability allowances—

Section 7

Pension or allowance where the decision is made before 9th April 2001, under article 35(3) and, where the decision is made on or after that date, under article 35(2) to or in respect of a child aged 15 or over—

Section 8

Invalidity allowance payable under article 19

(a) if—

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

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

Section 8

Education allowance under article 36

Section 9

Comforts allowance—

Section 9

Pensions to parents—

Section 10

Allowance for lowered standard of occupation under article 21

Section 10

Pensions to other dependants—

Section 11

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

Section 12

For decisions made before 9 th April 2001

Treatment allowance - increase of personal allowance under article 23(2)

Section 13

Part-time treatment allowance under article 25

Section 14

Mobility supplement under article 25A