Amendment of article 7 (eligibility conditions in certain cases of attributable medical discharge)
8.—(1) Article 7 of the 2012 Order is amended as follows.
(2) For article 7(4) substitute—
“(4) Condition B is that the service leaver’s course of higher level learning commences before the entitlement time limit.”.
(3) After article 7(7) insert—
“(8) In this article “the entitlement time limit” means—
(a)for a service leaver who ceased to be a member of the armed forces before 1st April 2011, the tenth anniversary of their ceasing to be a member of the armed forces;
(b)subject to sub-paragraph (d), for a service leaver who ceased to be a member of the armed forces on or after 1st April 2011 and not later than 31st March 2016, 31st March 2021;
(c)subject to sub-paragraph (d), for a service leaver who ceases to be a member of the armed forces on or after 1st April 2016, the fifth anniversary of their ceasing to be a member of the armed forces; and
(d)for a service leaver discharged on attributable medical grounds on or after 1st April 2011 who receives a disablement pension or a guaranteed income payment, the tenth anniversary of their ceasing to be a member of the armed forces.”.