The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Amendment) Order 2011

Made: 9th February 2011

Laid before Parliament: 16th February 2011

Coming into force: 11th April 2011

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of February 2011Present,The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

ACCORDINGLY, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 12(1) and 24(3) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977[^f00002], and of all other powers enabling Her to do so, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Amendment) Order 2011 and shall come into force on 11th April 2011.

• (2) In this Order, “the principal Order” means the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006.

Amendment of Schedule 1 (Disablement due to service in the armed forces)

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In Schedule 1 to the principal Order—

• (a) for the Table in Part 2 substitute the Table set out in Schedule 1 to this Order;

• (b) for Tables 1 and 2 in Part 3 substitute Tables 1 and 2 set out in Schedule 2 to this Order; and

• (c) for the Table in Part 4 substitute the Table set out in Schedule 3 to this Order.

Amendment of Schedule 2 (Death due to service in the armed forces)

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In Schedule 2 to the principal Order—

• (a) for Tables 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Part 2 substitute Tables 1, 2, 3, 4 5, 6 and 7 set out in Schedule 4 to this Order; and

• (b) for the Table in Part 3 substitute the Table set out in Schedule 5 to this Order.

SCHEDULE 1 — TABLE TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE TABLE SET OUT AT PART 2 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL ORDER

SCHEDULE 2 — TABLES TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR TABLES 1 AND 2 SET OUT AT PART 3 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL ORDER

SCHEDULE 3 — TABLE TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE TABLE SET OUT AT PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL ORDER

SCHEDULE 4 — TABLES TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR TABLES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 SET OUT AT PART 2 OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE PRINCIPAL ORDER

SCHEDULE 5 — TABLE TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE TABLE SET OUT AT PART 3 OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE PRINCIPAL ORDER

Signed

Judith Simpson — Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order amends the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006 (“the principal Order”) which makes provision for pensions and other awards in respect of disablement or death due to service before 6th April 2005 in the naval, military and air forces. Articles 2 and 3 substitute Tables in Schedules 1 and 2 to the principal Order thereby varying the rates of retired pay, pensions, gratuities and allowances in respect of disablement or death due to service in the armed forces.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 2006/606 as amended by S.I. 2006/1455, 2007/909, 2008/679, 2008/2683, 2009/706 and 2010/240.

[^f00002]: 1977 c. 5, subsection 24(3) of which was amended by the Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 c. 6, section 4 and Schedule 2, paragraph 46.

[^f00003]: 1992 c. 4.

[^f00004]: Order in Council of 9th March 1921.

[^f00005]: Order in Council of 9th March 1921.

[^f00006]: Royal Warrant of 2nd July 1920.

[^f00007]: Order of His Majesty of 25th September 1921.