2006 No. 2893

Pensions

The Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Additional Rights of Appeal) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Made

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5A(2) of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 19431 and now vested in him2;

In accordance with section 11A(5) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Additional Rights of Appeal) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are made or on 26th July 2006, whichever is the later.

2

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Additional Rights of Appeal) Regulations 20013 and, except where the context otherwise requires, a reference to a numbered regulation or Schedule, is a reference to the regulation or Schedule in the principal Regulations which bears that number.

Amendments2

The amendments to the principal Regulations set out in the Schedule to these Regulations shall have effect.

Derek TwiggParliamentary Under Secretary of StateMinistry of Defence

SCHEDULEAmendments to the principal Regulations

Regulation 2

Amendment to the principal Regulations – regulation 21

In regulation 2, after the definition of “the Service Pensions Order”, there shall be inserted—

  • “the 2006 Service Pensions Order” means the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006;4

Amendment to the principal Regulations – regulation 32

After regulation 3, there shall be inserted, as regulation 3A—

New appeal rights: the 2006 Service Pensions Order3A

1

Each decision—

a

which is made in exercise of any provision of the 2006 Service Pensions Order listed in Schedule 1A; and

b

which—

i

refuses or discontinues an award;

ii

establishes or varies the amount of an award; or

iii

establishes or varies the date from which an award has effect,

shall be a specified decision.

2

Any decision as to the amount to be deducted from an award by virtue of any of the following provisions of the 2006 Service Pensions Order

a

article 50 (payment of public claims out of pensions);

b

article 52 (adjustment of awards in respect of other compensation); or

c

article 56 (abatement of awards in respect of social security benefits),

shall be a specified decision.

Amendment to the principal Regulations – new Schedule 1A3

After Schedule 1, there shall be inserted, as Schedule 1A, the following new Schedule—

SCHEDULE 1AThe 2006 Service Pensions Order: List of Provisions

Regulation 3A

Article

8

Constant attendance allowance

9

Exceptionally severe disablement allowance

10

Severe disablement occupational allowance

11

Clothing allowance

12

Unemployability allowance

13

Invalidity allowance

14

Comforts allowance

15

Allowance for lowered standard of occupation

16

Age allowance

17

Treatment allowance

18

Abstention from work following treatment in a hospital or similar institution

19

Part-time treatment allowance

20

Mobility Supplement

23(2)

Supplementary pension to surviving spouses and surviving civil partners of members of the armed forces whose service terminated before 31st March 1973

24

Pensions to dependants who lived as spouses and dependants who lived as civil partners

25

Rent allowance to surviving spouses, surviving civil partners, dependants who lived as spouses and dependants who lived as civil partners, who have children

26

Elderly persons allowance

27

Temporary allowances

28

Allowances for children under the child’s age limit

29

Pensions for orphans under the child’s age limit

30

Award for children who have attained the child’s age limit

31

Awards to or in respect of ineligible members of the families of unemployable pensioners

32

Funeral expenses

33

Relationships subsequent to the award of pension

46 and Schedule 3

Commencing dates of awards

53

Maintenance in a hospital or an institution

54

Chelsea pensioners

55

Children whose maintenance is otherwise provided for

57

Forfeiture of pensions etc.

58

Refusal of treatment

59

Serious negligence or misconduct

60

Failure to draw pension

66

Cancellation – failure to comply with request

71(2) and Schedule 4

Revocations, general and transitory provisions

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Additional Rights of Appeal) Regulations 2001 by providing that certain decisions made under the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006 are specified decisions, for the purpose of section 5A of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943. Consequently, such decisions attract a right of appeal to the Pensions Appeal Tribunal.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no significant impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies.