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The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2005 (Revoked 9.5.2011)

S.I. 2005/439 · Made 8 March 2005 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Order revoked (9.5.2011) by The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/517), arts. 1, 94(1)(4), Sch. 7

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Definition of “late onset illness”
  5. 4Definition of “salary”
  6. 5Service of documents
  7. Part II: THE COMPENSATION SCHEME
  8. 6The Compensation Scheme
  9. 7Injury caused by service
  10. 8Injury made worse by service
  11. 9Death caused by service
  12. 10Injury and death – inclusions
  13. 11Injury and death - exclusions
  14. 12Modifications of provisions for members or former members of the reserve forces and Gurkhas
  15. Part III: BENEFITS PAYABLE FOR INJURY
  16. 13Interpretation of Part III
  17. 14Description of benefits – injury
  18. 15Amount of lump sum
  19. 15AAmount of lump sum where 100 per cent guaranteed income payment determined
  20. 15BAdditional multiple injury lump sum
  21. 15CAdditional lump sum
  22. 15DException to entitlement to additional lump sum
  23. 16Amount of guaranteed income payment
  24. 17More than one injury - general
  25. 18Injury to a pair of like parts of the body
  26. 19More than one injury to the same part of the body
  27. 20Temporary Awards
  28. Part IV: BENEFITS PAYABLE FOR DEATH
  29. 21Description of benefits - death
  30. 22Meaning of “surviving adult dependant”
  31. 23Meaning of “eligible child”
  32. 24Eligible child - further provisions
  33. 25Children born after the death of a member or former member of the forces
  34. 26Amount of survivor's guaranteed income payment
  35. 27Amount of bereavement grant
  36. 28Amount of child's payment
  37. 29Awards of child's payment: later adjustment
  38. 30Children entitled to three or more awards of child's payment
  39. Part V: REDUCTION OF BENEFIT
  40. 31Reduction of guaranteed income payment, survivor's guaranteed income payment and child's payment to take account of other amounts.
  41. 32Reduction in benefit to take account of awards of damages
  42. 33Abatement of awards in respect of Social Security benefits
  43. 34Negligence or misconduct
  44. Part VA: CESSATION OF BENEFIT
  45. 34ACessation of guaranteed income payment and survivor's guaranteed income payment on admission to the Royal Hospital, Chelsea
  46. Part VI: CLAIMS
  47. 35Entitlement to benefit dependant on claim
  48. 36Manner of making a claim
  49. 37Cases where claims are not required
  50. 38Date of claim
  51. 39Time for making a claim – general
  52. 40Time for making a claim – exceptional circumstances
  53. 41Time for making a claim – physical or mental incapacity
  54. 42Withdrawal or amendment of claim
  55. Part VII: ADJUDICATION
  56. 43Decisions
  57. 44Interim awards
  58. 45Reconsideration
  59. 46Finality of decisions
  60. 47Review on discharge on medical grounds
  61. 48Review – exceptional circumstances
  62. 48AReview - award of damages
  63. 49Review – ignorance or mistake
  64. 50Burden of proof
  65. 51Standard of proof
  66. 52Evidence
  67. 53Information and medical examination
  68. Part VIII: PAYMENT
  69. 54Date on which awards of benefit become payable
  70. 55Time of payment
  71. 56Suspension – an appropriate tribunal
  72. 57Suspension – Social Security Commissioner and Upper Tribunal
  73. 58Suspension – courts
  74. 59Suspension in other cases
  75. 60Payments on death
  76. Part IX: THIRD PARTIES
  77. 61Persons under 18
  78. 62Persons who are mentally infirm
  79. Part X: UP-RATING
  80. 63Annual up-rating of guaranteed income payment, survivor's guaranteed income payment and child's payment
  81. 64Up-rating of relevant salary for the purposes of articles 16, 26 and 28
  82. Part XI: TRANSITORY PROVISION
  83. 65Transitory provision: Coming into force of the Civil Partnership Act 2004
  84. Signature
  85. Schedule 1: MEANING OF “SUBSTANTIAL AND EXCLUSIVE RELATIONSHIP”
  86. ISUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP
  87. 1Paragraph 1
  88. 2Paragraph 2
  89. 3Paragraph 3
  90. 4Paragraph 4
  91. 5Paragraph 5
  92. 6Paragraph 6
  93. 7Paragraph 7
  94. 8Paragraph 8
  95. 9Paragraph 9
  96. 10Paragraph 10
  97. IIEXCLUSIVE RELATIONSHIP
  98. Schedule 2: MODIFICATIONS FOR RESERVE FORCES
  99. 1Paragraph 1
  100. 2Paragraph 2
  101. 2AParagraph 2A
  102. 3Paragraph 3
  103. Schedule 3: MODIFICATIONS FOR GURKHAS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE GURKHA PENSION SCHEME
  104. 3Paragraph 3
  105. Schedule 4THE TARIFF
  106. Schedule 5TABLE OF FACTORS