“retired pay” includes wounds pension under the Regulations in respect of the naval forces in force before 4th August 1914, or under the Royal Warrant of 1st December 1914, for the Pay, Appointment, Promotion and Non-Effective pay of the Army and wounds pension received in lieu of retired pay under article 1 of the 1921 Order, retired pay at the half-pay rate under paragraph (1)(a)(iii) of the provision to article 1 of the 1921 (Officers) Order and under article 1(1)(a) of the 1920 Warrant and alternative retired pay under article 3 of the 1921 (Officers) Order, of the 1921 (Warrant Officers) Order, of the 1920 Warrant or of the 1921 Order,

“pension” in relation to a nurse, includes an alternative pension under article 23C of the 1921 (Officers) Order, of the 1920 Warrant or of the 1921 Order, and

“pension” in relation to a rating, soldier or airman, includes an alternative pension under the 1919 to 1920 instruments;

the date of the claim occurs on or after 7th April 1997; and

on the day which immediately precedes the date of the claim the member or, where the member has died, the person by or in respect of whom the claim is made does not have an award of the allowance in question.