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