Article 2 Amendment of the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011

The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011^f1 is amended as follows.

In article 4 (definition of salary), after paragraph (3), insert—

“(4)

In relation to a member or former member who is (or was) serving on flexible terms for any period, the amounts to be used for any calculation under this article in respect of that period of flexible service are to be determined as though the member or former member had not served on flexible terms for that period.

(5)

In this article—

• “flexible service” means one or both of the following types of service—

  1. (a)

     part-time service;

  2. (b)

     restricted separation service,

  and references to a member serving on flexible terms must be construed accordingly;

• “part-time service” means—

  1. (a)

     for enlisted members, a period of service where the member is serving in accordance with an arrangement provided for in regulations made under section 329(2)(ha) of the Armed Forces Act 2006^f2;

  2. (b)

     for members who are officers, a period of service on equivalent terms of service;

• “restricted separation service” means—

  1. (a)

     for enlisted members, a period of service where the member is serving in accordance with an arrangement which does not restrict the member’s service in a particular area but does make it subject to other geographic restrictions provided for in regulations made under s329(2)(i) of the Armed Forces Act 2006^f3;

  2. (b)

     for members who are officers, a period of service on equivalent terms of service.”.

In Schedule 3, in Part 1, in Table 9, after item 35, insert—

“

35A

15

Overuse injury of foot or heel which has not required operative treatment.

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