{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-and-reserve-forces-compensation-scheme-order-2011/article-43",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2011/517",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-and-reserve-forces-compensation-scheme-order-2011",
  "path": "article/43",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "43",
  "heading": "Entitlement to benefit dependant on claim",
  "text": "(1) Except where article 45 applies, a person is not entitled to any benefit unless, in addition to any other conditions relating to that benefit being satisfied, a claim is made for it in the manner, and within the time, specified in the following provisions of this Part.\n(2) Where a member who is in service on or after 6th April 2005 or a surviving spouse, surviving civil partner or surviving adult dependant of such a member makes a claim for a pension for disablement or death under the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006 , the Secretary of State may treat that claim as also being a claim for benefit under this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 2006/606 to which there are amendments but none relevant to this Order."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/517/article/43",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:15:22.056707+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}