The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Amendment) Order 2019

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Amendment) Order 2019 and comes into force on 8th April 2019.

Amendment of the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006

2.  The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006 (“the principal Order”) is amended as follows.

Amendment of article 27 (temporary allowances)

3.  In article 27 of the principal Order(1)—

(a) for paragraph (3)(a) substitute—

“(a) for the period of 26 weeks commencing on the relevant day; and”

(b) after paragraph (7) insert—

“(8) In this article, “relevant day” means—

(a) in the case of the surviving spouse or surviving civil partner of an officer, the day after the day of the officer’s death;

(b) in the case of the surviving spouse or surviving civil partner of any other member—

(i) where the member died before 8th April 2019, the Wednesday next following the day of the member’s death;

(ii) where the member died on or after 8th April 2019, the day after the day of the member’s death.”

Amendment of Schedule 1 (disablement due to service in the armed forces)

4.  In Schedule 1 to the principal Order—

(a) for the table in Part 2 substitute the table in Schedule 1 to this Order;

(b) for tables 1 and 2 in Part 3 substitute tables 1 and 2 in Schedule 2 to this Order; and

(c) for the table in Part 4 substitute the table in Schedule 3 to this Order.

Amendment of Schedule 2 (death due to service in the armed forces)

5.  In Schedule 2 to the principal Order—

(a) for tables 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 in Part 2 substitute tables 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 in Schedule 4 to this Order; and

(b) for the table in Part 3 substitute the table in Schedule 5 to this Order.

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council