The Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Amendment Order 1993

Amendment to article 42 of the principal Order

11.  In article 42 of the principal Order (marriage of female persons)—

(a) for paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(3) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (7) below, where a pension awarded to person under article 29 or 30 of this Order or under articles 11, 13 or 17A of a 1920 to 1921 Officers instrument or under articles 11 or 19 of a 1919 to 1920 other rank instrument, ceases under paragraph (1) above, the Secretary of State may award that person a gratuity equal to one year’s pension.”;

(b) for paragraph (4) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(4) Where a widow of an officer or, where his death is due to service after 2nd September 1939 of a sergeant-major of the Royal Marines, a warrant officer class 1 in the military forces or a warrant officer in the air forces marries prior to 12th April 1993 and the death of that husband occurs after 11th April 1993, the Secretary of State may restore the pension in whole or in part if the circumstances are, in his opinion, such as to justify its restoration or award a gratuity equal to one year’s pension.”;

(c) for paragraph (7) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(7) Where an award of pension ceases under paragraph (1) above as a consequence of a person living with a man as his wife prior to 12th April 1993 and the death of that man occurs after 11th April 1993, the Secretary of State may award a gratuity to that person equal to one year’s pension.”;

(d) paragraphs (8) and (9) shall be omitted.