The Armed Forces (Enhanced Learning Credit Scheme and Further and Higher Education Commitment Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2016

Amendment of article 8 (entitlement of eligible adult dependants in certain cases of death or attributable medical discharge)

9.—(1) Article 8 of the 2012 Order is amended as follows.

(2) In article 8(2)(b) for “either article 6(6)(a) or article 6(6)(b)” substitute “article 6(6)(a), 6(6)(b) or 6(6)(c)”.

(3) In article 8(4)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a) omit “or”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(ab) an aggregated lower tier payment if, on the date of A’s death, A had completed the eligible service specified in article 6(6)(b), or”; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (b) for “article 6(6)(b)” substitute “article 6(6)(c)”.

(4) After article 8(5) insert—

“(5A) In this article the period of eligible service is to be calculated in accordance with article 6(8) to (10).”.

(5) In article 8(7)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a) after “1st April 2004” insert “and (if the discharge occurred on or after 1st April 2017) B receives a disablement pension or a guaranteed income payment”.

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) for “either article 6(6)(a) or article 6(6)(b)” substitute “article 6(6)(a), 6(6)(b) or 6(6)(c)”.

(6) In article 8(8)(a) after “1st November 2010” insert “and (if the discharge occurred on or after 1st April 2017) B receives a disablement pension or a guaranteed income payment”.

(7) In article 8(9)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a) omit “or”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(ab) an aggregated lower tier payment if, on the date of B’s attributable medical discharge, B had completed the eligible service specified in article 6(6)(b), or”; and

(c) in sub-paragraph (b) for “article 6(6)(b)” substitute “article 6(6)(c)”.

(8) In article 8(10) after “lower tier payment” insert “or aggregated lower tier payment”.