Pensions (Increase) Act 1971

2 A pension payable out of the revenues of India or Pakistan to a person resident outside India, Pakistan, Burma and Aden in respect of any relevant services to the Crown, being either—

(a) service which ended before 15th August 1947 ; or

(b) service of which the termination was attributable to the passing of the [1947 c. 30.] Indian Independence Act 1947 ; or

(c) service which began at a time earlier than 15th August 1947 and was rendered by a person who in the opinion of the Secretary of State was at that time domiciled outside Asia.

The service relevant to this paragraph is service by virtue of which the pensioner has pension rights in relation to any of the funds listed below and any other service in a civil capacity ; it is immaterial whether the service was rendered by the pensioner or by another person, and " pension rights " includes, in relation to any person, all forms of right to, or eligibility for, the present or future payment of a pension to or in respect of that person.

List of funds

(i)

The Bengal Military Fund and Orphans' Society ;

(ii)

The Bombay Military Fund ;

(iii)

The Madras Military Fund ;

(iv)

The Madras Medical Fund ;

(v)

The Indian Navy Fund ;

(vi)

The Indian Civil Service Family Pension Fund (Untransferred);

(vii)

The Superior Services (India) Family Pension Fund (Untransferred);

(viii)

The Indian Military Widows' and Orphans' Fund (Untransferred) ;

(ix)

The Indian Military Services Family Pension Fund (Untransferred);

(x)

The Bengal and Madras Service Family Pension Fund.