The War Pensions Committees (Amendment) Regulations 1995

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the War Pensions Committees (Amendment) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st January 1996.

(2) In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations” means the War Pensions Committees Regulations 1990(1).

Amendment of regulation 1 of the Principal Regulations

2.  In paragraph (2) of regulation 1 of the Principal Regulations (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

(a) for the definition of “area” there shall be substituted the following definition—

• ““area” in relation to each Committee means the places specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite the name of the Committee;”;

(b) after the definition of “Committee” there shall be inserted the following definition—

• ““local authority” means, in relation to a War Pensions Committee—

  (a)

  in England, the council of a county, district or London borough, the Council of the Isles of Scilly, the Common Council of the City of London, or a shadow authority, within the meaning of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994(2) but excludes a council listed in Schedule 1A (excepted authorities);

  (b)

  in Scotland—

  (i)

  in the period prior to 1st April 1996, a council in respect of which an ordinary election of councillors took place on 6th April 1995 or an islands council;

  (ii)

  in any period from and including 1st April 1996 a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(3);

  (c)

  in Wales, a new principal council within the meaning of section 21 of the Local Government Act 1972 as substituted by section 2 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994(4);”.

Substitution of regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations

3.  For regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations (establishment of War Pensions Committees) there shall be substituted the following regulation—

“Establishment of War Pensions Committees

2.— (1) Each of the areas specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 to these Regulations shall have a War Pensions Committee named in accordance with the corresponding entry in column 1 of that Schedule.

(2) In the case of each of the War Pensions Committees established for North and West Wales and for South Wales there appears below its name in English in column 1 of Schedule 1 its name in Welsh and either its Welsh or English name may be used for any purpose.”.

Amendment of regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations

4.  For sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (3) of regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations (membership of Committee (except Northern Ireland War Pensions Committee)) there shall be substituted—

“(d) four members each of whom has been nominated by a local authority exercising functions in any part of the area for which the Committee is appointed.”.

Substitution of new Schedule 1 and insertion of Schedule 1A in the Principal Regulations

5.—(1) For Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations there shall be substituted the Schedule set out at Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(2) After Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations (as substituted by paragraph (1) of this regulation) there shall be inserted as Schedule 1A the Schedule set out at Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

MacKay of Ardbrecknish

Minister of State,

Department of Social Security

4th December 1995