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

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

   2. 2. Interpretation – further provision

   3. 3. Rank or status

3. PART II AWARDS IN RESPECT OF DISABLEMENT

   1. 4. Interpretation of Part II

   2. 5. General conditions for Part II

   3. 6. Retired pay or pension for disablement

   4. 7. Gratuity for minor disablement

   5. 8. Constant attendance allowance

   6. 9. Exceptionally severe disablement allowance

   7. 10. Severe disablement occupational allowance

   8. 11. Clothing allowance

   9. 12. Unemployability allowances

   10. 13. Invalidity allowance

   11. 14. Comforts allowance

   12. 15. Allowance for lowered standard of occupation

   13. 16. Age allowance

   14. 17. Treatment allowance

   15. 18. Abstention from work following treatment in a hospital or similar institution

   16. 19. Part-time treatment allowance

   17. 20. Mobility Supplement

   18. 21. Medical expenses

4. PART III AWARDS IN RESPECT OF DEATH

   1. 22. General conditions for Part III

   2. 23. Pensions to surviving spouses and surviving civil partners

   3. 24. Pensions to dependants who lived as spouses and dependants who lived as civil partners

   4. 25. Rent allowance to surviving spouses, surviving civil partners, dependants who lived as spouses and dependants who lived as civil partners, who have children

   5. 26. Elderly persons allowance

   6. 27. Temporary allowances

   7. 28. Allowances for children under the child’s age limit

   8. 29. Pensions for orphans under the child’s age limit

   9. 30. Award for children who have attained the child’s age limit

   10. 31. Awards to or in respect of ineligible members of the families of unemployable pensioners

   11. 32. Funeral expenses

   12. 33. Relationships subsequent to the award of a pension

5. PART IV CLAIMS

   1. 34. Making of claims

   2. 35. Cases where claims are not required

   3. 36. Withdrawal of Claims

   4. 37. Date of claim

6. PART V ADJUDICATION

   1. 38. Interpretation of Part V

   2. 39. Administration of this Order

   3. 40. Entitlement where a claim is made in respect of a disablement, or death occurs, not later than 7 years after the termination of service

   4. 41. Entitlement where a claim is made in respect of a disablement, or death occurs, more than 7 years after the termination of service

   5. 42. Determination of degree of disablement

   6. 43. Certification

   7. 44. Review of decisions, assessments and awards

7. PART VI PAYMENT

   1. 45. Interpretation of Part VI

   2. 46. Commencing dates of awards

   3. 47. Payment of Pensions

   4. 48. Direct credit transfer

   5. 49. Administration of pensions etc.

   6. 50. Payment of public claims out of pensions

8. PART VII REDUCTION AND CANCELLATION OF AWARDS

   1. 51. Interpretation of Part VII

   2. 52. Adjustment of awards in respect of other compensation

   3. 53. Maintenance in hospital or an institution

   4. 54. Chelsea pensioners

   5. 55. Children whose maintenance is otherwise provided for

   6. 56. Abatement of awards of social security benefits

   7. 57. Forfeiture of pensions etc.

   8. 58. Refusal of treatment

   9. 59. Serious negligence or misconduct

   10. 60. Failure to draw pension

   11. 61. Suspension in individual cases – Pensions Appeal Tribunal

   12. 62. Suspension – Social Security Commissioner

   13. 63. Suspension in individual cases – courts

   14. 64. Suspension in other cases

   15. 65. Suspension — failure to comply with request or pensioner not at last known address

   16. 66. Cancellation – failure to comply with request

9. PART VIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   1. 67. Invalidity of assignments

   2. 68. Posthumous awards

   3. 69. Power to dispense with probate

   4. 70. Transferred powers

   5. 71. Revocations, general and transitory provisions

10. Signature

11. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       DISABLEMENT DUE TO SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES

       1. PART I GROUPING OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ACCORDING TO RANK OR STATUS

       2. PART II RATES OF RETIRED PAY, PENSIONS, GRATUITIES AND ALLOWANCES

       3. PART III GRATUITIES PAYABLE FOR MINOR INJURIES

       4. PART IV RATES OF ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DISABLEMENT AND EARNINGS OR INCOME THRESHOLDS

       5. PART V ASSESSMENT OF DISABLEMENT CAUSED BY SPECIFIED INJURIES AND OF CERTAIN OTHER DISABLEMENTS

       6. PART VI ASSESSMENT OF DISABLEMENT IN RESPECT OF NOISE INDUCED SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       DEATH DUE TO SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES

       1. PART I GROUPING OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ACCORDING TO RANK OR STATUS

       2. PART II RATES OF PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES

       3. PART III RATES OF PENSIONS, OTHER THAN SURVIVING SPOUSES' AND SURVIVING CIVIL PARTNERS' PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DEATH

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       COMMENCING DATES OF AWARDS

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

       1. PART I CONTINUATION OF TRANSITORY PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE SERVICE PENSIONS ORDER 1983

       2. PART II CONTINUATION OF SAVINGS IN THE 1992 ORDER AND THE 1993 ORDER

       3. PART III CONTINUATION OF TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS IN THE 1996 ORDER

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       REVOCATIONS

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       INTERPRETATION

       1. PART I WARRANTS AND ORDERS

       2. PART II GENERAL

12. Explanatory Note