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2006 No. 1455
The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2006
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 7th day of June 2006
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty considers it expedient to amend the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 20061.
ACCORDINGLY, Her Majesty, exercising the powers conferred upon Her by sections 12(1) and 24(3) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 19772, and of all other powers enabling Her to do so, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:-
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This order may be cited as the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2006.
2
In this Order, “the Service Pensions Order” means the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006 and, except where the context otherwise requires, a reference to a numbered article, Part, or Schedule, is a reference to the article, Part, or Schedule in the Service Pensions Order which bears that number.
3
This Order shall come into force on 21st June 2006.
Amendments to the Service Pensions Order2
The Service Pensions Order shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions.
Amendment to the Service Pensions Order – Article 8 (constant attendance allowance)3
In article 8(1) of the Service Pensions Order, for the words “Subject to article 70(4)” substitute the words “Subject to article 71(4)”.
Amendment to the Service Pensions Order - Article 21 (medical expenses)4
In article 21(1)(c) of the Service Pensions Order, after the word “arising” insert the words “wholly or mainly”.
Amendment to the Service Pensions Order - Schedule 3 (commencing dates of awards)5
In subparagraph 1(8) of Schedule 3 to the Service Pensions Order, for the words “the award shall take effect from the date on which the suspension took effect and any payment shall be calculated by reference to the date which was payable on that date” substitute the words “the Secretary of State shall adjust the award in accordance with subparagraph 6 and shall make a backdating payment in respect of the award, which payment shall”.
Amendment to the Service Pensions Order – Schedule 6 (interpretation)6
In part II of Schedule 6 to the Service Pensions Order, at item 25, in the text at “(a)” defining the expression “dependant living as a spouse”, before the words “any award” insert the words “up to the date of”.
(This note is not part of the Order)