The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010

Made: 8th February 2010

Laid before Parliament: 15th February 2010

Coming into force: 12th April 2010

The Secretary of State, with the approval of the Treasury, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 2 of the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act 1939[^f00001] and now vested in the Secretary of State[^f00002].

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme (Amendment) Order 2010 and shall come into force on 12th April 2010.

• (2) In this Order “the principal Scheme” means the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983[^f00003].

Amendments to the principal Scheme

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• (1) For Schedule 3 to the principal Scheme substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.

• (2) For Schedule 4 to the principal Scheme substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.

SCHEDULE 1 — SCHEDULE TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 3 TO THE PRINCIPAL SCHEME

SCHEDULE 2 — SCHEDULE TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR SCHEDULE 4 TO THE PRINCIPAL SCHEME

Signed

Kevan Jones — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Ministry of Defence — 3rd February 2010

We approve

Frank Roy — Dave Watts — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 8th February 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order further amends the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983 (“the principal Scheme”) which makes provision for the payment of pensions and allowances to or in respect of civilians who were killed or injured during the 1939-1945 World War.

Article 2 (1) substitutes a new Schedule 3 to the principal Scheme. The new Schedule 3 (which varies the rates of pensions and allowances payable in respect of disablement and of earnings or income thresholds) is contained in Schedule 1 to this Order.

Article 2 (2) substitutes a new Schedule 4 to the principal Scheme. The new Schedule 4 (which varies the rates of pensions and allowances in respect of death) is contained in Schedule 2 to this Order.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1939 c. 82.

[^f00002]: The functions of the Minister of Pensions were transferred to the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance by virtue of the Transfer of Functions (Ministry of Pensions) Order 1953, S.I. 1953/1198, article 2. The functions of the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance were transferred to the Minister of Social Security by virtue of the Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 c. 20, section 2. The functions of the Minister of Social Security were transferred to the Secretary of State for Social Services by virtue of the Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968, S.I. 1968/1699, article 2. The functions of the Secretary of State for Social Services were transferred to the Secretary of State for Social Security by virtue of the Transfer of Functions (Health and Social Security) Order 1988, S.I. 1988/1843, article 3. The functions of the Secretary of State for Social Security were transferred to the Secretary of State for Defence by the Transfer of Functions (War Pensions etc.) Order 2001, S.I. 2001/3506, article 2.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1983/686; amending instruments are S.I. 1983/1164, 1983/1540, 1984/1289, 1984/1675, 1985/1313, 1986/628, 1987/191, 1988/367, 1988/2260, 1989/415, 1990/1300, 1991/708, 1992/702, 1992/3226, 1993/480, 1994/715, 1994/2021, 1995/445, 1996/502, 1997/812, 1998/278, 1999/262, 2000/301, 2001/420, 2002/672, 2003/637, 2004/717, 2005/655, 2005/1639, 2005/3031, 2006/765, 2007/646, 2008/592, 2008/2683 and 2009/438.

[^f00004]: 1992 c. 4.