PART 1 Preliminary

2 Establishment of the Armed Forces Early Departure Payments Scheme
These Regulations establish a scheme that provides for—
(a) entitlement to a lump sum payment and periodical payments when membership of the regular forces ceases and certain conditions as to age and service as a member of the regular forces are met (see regulations 8 to 15); and
(b) entitlement to a lump sum payment, where those conditions are not met but at the time membership of the regular forces ceases the member—
(i) meets certain conditions as to length of service as a member of the regular forces (see regulations 16 to 18); or
(ii) is unfit for service as a member of the armed forces (see regulations 19 to 22).