The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2010 No. 1723

Amendment of article 31 (reduction of guaranteed income payment, survivor’s guaranteed income payment and child’s payment to take account of other amounts)

5.  Article 31 is amended as follows—

(a) after paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A) Where the amount of a pension or a payment increases or decreases, including coming into payment or ceasing, after an award of benefit is made, the Secretary of State shall make such adjustments to the amount of guaranteed income payment, survivor’s guaranteed income payment or child’s payment as are required to satisfy the rules for reduction of benefit specified in this article.”;

(b) in paragraph (4) after “gross amount” insert “, irrespective of any commutation,”.