PART 4EQUALITY CLAUSE: SERVICE IN ARMED FORCES
Application of Part 412
1
This Part modifies the Equal Pay Act in relation to the operation of an equality clause in respect of a pension-related term of service.
2
“Pension-related term of service” means a term of service in any of the armed forces which relates to the terms on which—
a
persons become members of an armed forces scheme; or
b
members of such a scheme are treated.
3
The modifications of the Equal Pay Act made by this Part apply to proceedings in respect of pension-related terms of service if the proceedings are instituted on or after the commencement date (subject to paragraph (4)).
4
Those modifications do not so apply if the last day of the woman’s period of service in the armed forces falls more than nine months before the commencement date.