War pensions committees

War pensions committees and armed and reserve forces compensation schemes
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1
Section 25 of the Social Security Act 1989 (establishment and functions of war pensions committees) is amended as follows.
2
After subsection (1) insert—
1A
The regulations may give the committees functions relating to one or more of the following—
a
war pensions;
b
war pensioners;
c
AFCS benefits;
d
AFCS benefit recipients.
3
In subsection (2)—
a
omit the words from the beginning to the second “and”,
b
for “it shall be their function” substitute “ it is a function of a committee ”,
c
in paragraph (a), for “connected with war pensions or affecting war pensioners in their area and, where they think” substitute “ connected with war pensions or AFCS benefits or affecting people in its area who are war pensioners or AFCS benefit recipients and, where it thinks ”,
d
in paragraph (b), for “to them by persons receiving or claiming war pensions and, if they think” substitute “ to it by people receiving or claiming war pensions or AFCS benefits and, if it thinks ”,
e
in paragraph (c)—
i
for “them” substitute “ it ”, and
ii
for “they” substitute “ it ”, and
f
in paragraph (d), for “war pensioners in their area” substitute “ people in its area who are war pensioners or AFCS benefit recipients ”.
4
After subsection (3) insert—
3A
The regulations may provide for the committees to have names specified in the regulations (as well as being known as war pensions committees).
5
In subsection (4), before the definition of “war pension” insert—
“AFCS benefit” means a benefit payable under an armed and reserve forces compensation scheme established by order under section 1(2) of the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004;
“AFCS benefit recipient” means a person in receipt of an AFCS benefit, in the person's capacity as such;
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S. 15 in force at 21.11.2017 by S.I. 2017/1131, reg. 2