# The Armed Forces Pension Scheme etc. (Amendment) Order 2006, Article 13: Evidence required for payments under the Armed Forces Early Departure Payments Scheme Order 2005


In article 16 of the Armed Forces Early Departure Payments Scheme Order 2005 (lump sum awards: incapacity for armed forces service) for paragraph (1)(a) substitute—
“(a) in the opinion of the Secretary of State the person is unfit for service as a member of the armed forces because of physical or mental impairment,
(aa) the Secretary of State has received evidence from a registered medical practitioner of that unfitness,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/717/article/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-pension-scheme-etc-amendment-order-2006/article-13
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