# The Armed Forces (Pensions)(Prescribed Modification) Order 2009

S.I. 2009/262 · made 11 February 2009

This Order is made under the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 (c. 32) (“the 2004 Act”). Section 3(1) of the 2004 Act provides that the power of the Secretary of State to modify a scheme established under section 1(1) of that Act in a way that would or might adversely affect any accrued rights or entitlements of members can only be exercised if either the consent requirements are satisfied or the Scheme is modified in the prescribed manner.

Made under: Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004

## Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been printed in substitution of the SI of the same number and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Pensions
Made 11th February 2009
Laid before Parliament 12th February 2009
Coming into force 6th March 2009
The Secretary of State for Defence, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 3(3) of the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004, makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Armed Forces (Pensions)(Prescribed Modification) Order 2009 and comes into force on 6th March 2009.
(2) In this Order—
“final pensionable earnings” has the meaning given in rule A.4 of the Scheme; and
“the Scheme” means the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2005 established by the Armed Forces Pension Scheme Order 2005 and set out in Schedule 1 to that Order.

## 2 Modification of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2005

For the purposes of section 3(1)(b) of the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004, the prescribed manner of the exercise of the power to modify a pension scheme established under section 1(1) of that Act is any modification to the way that adjustments for inflation are calculated for the purposes of—
(a) determining final pensionable earnings;
(b) increasing pensions.

## Signature

Kevan Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Defence
11th February 2009

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is made under the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 (c. 32) (“the 2004 Act”). Section 3(1) of the 2004 Act provides that the power of the Secretary of State to modify a scheme established under section 1(1) of that Act in a way that would or might adversely affect any accrued rights or entitlements of members can only be exercised if either the consent requirements are satisfied or the Scheme is modified in the prescribed manner.
Article 2 of this Order prescribes the way in which the power to modify may be exercised. It allows changes to be made to the way in which adjustments for inflation are calculated when determining final pensionable earnings (paragraph (a)) and are applied to increase pensions (paragraph (b)).
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced on this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities or the voluntary sector.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/262 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-pensionsprescribed-modification-order-2009
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