The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Amendment) Order 2021

Made: 10th February 2021

Laid before Parliament: 17th February 2021

Coming into force: 12th April 2021

At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 10th day of February 2021Present,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 and commencement

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This Order may be cited as the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Amendment) Order 2021 and comes into force on 12th April 2021.

Amendment of the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006

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The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006 (“the principal Order”) is amended as follows.

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 in Schedule 1 to this Order;

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

• (c) for the table in Part 4 substitute the table 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 in Part 2 substitute tables 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 in Schedule 4 to this Order; and

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

SCHEDULE 1 — TABLE TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE TABLE IN PART 2 OF SCHEDULE 1 OF THE PRINCIPAL ORDER

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

SCHEDULE 3 — TABLE TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE TABLE IN 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 IN PART 2 OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE PRINCIPAL ORDER

SCHEDULE 5 — TABLE TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE TABLE IN PART 3 OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE PRINCIPAL ORDER

Signed

Richard Tilbrook — 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. The principal Order contains the scheme which provides the pensions and other awards.

The Tables in Schedules 1 to 5 to this Order replace tables in Schedule 1 and 2 to the principal Order, in order to adjust the rates prescribed for retired pay, pensions, gratuities and allowances in respect of disablement or death due to service in the armed forces.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 2006/606; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2007/909, 2008/679, 2009/706, 2010/240, 2011/235, 2012/359, 2013/241, 2014/505, 2015/208, 2016/374, 2017/161, 2018/176, 2019/186 and 2020/150.

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

[^f00003]: Order in Council of 9th March 1921.

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

[^f00005]: Royal Warrant of 2nd July 1920.

[^f00006]: Order of His Majesty of 25th September 1921.