Armed Forces Act 2006

Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9)

19 In section 140 of that Act (orders and regulations as to service in Ulster Defence Regiment)—

(a) in the sidenote, for “acceptance and service” substitute “pensions and other grants”;

(b) for subsections (1) and (2) substitute—

“(1) The conditions as to pensions and other grants in respect of death or disablement arising out of service in the Ulster Defence Regiment shall be such as may be prescribed by orders or regulations.

(1A) The reference in subsection (1) to service in the Ulster Defence Regiment includes service in the regular army by a relevant person during the relevant period.

(1B) In subsection (1A)—

• “regular army” has the meaning given by section 374 of the Armed Forces Act 2006;

• “relevant person” means a person who, immediately before 1 July 1992, was a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment;

• “relevant period”, in relation to a relevant person, means the period beginning with 1 July 1992 and ending at the end of his term of service which was current on that date.”;

(c) in subsection (3)—

(i) for “Part of this Act” substitute “section”;

(ii) in the words after paragraph (b) for “Part” substitute “section”.