Article 3 Basic payI1

United Kingdom

F1(1)

“Basic pay” means—

(a)

pay for the member’s rank and seniority; and

(b)

any other amount if and to the extent that the Defence Council has determined that it is to be treated as basic pay; but

(c)

subject to paragraph (b) does not include—

(i)

any allowances;

(ii)

any additional amounts payable in respect of particular qualifications or duties, the location of service or the conditions in which service is temporarily performed;

(iii)

without prejudice to paragraphs (i) and (ii), any additional amounts payable to medical or dental officers; or

(iv)

any description of payment that the Defence Council has determined is not to be treated as basic pay.

F2(2)

In the case of a person who has served on flexible terms during any period for which basic pay is to be calculated under paragraph (1), that person’s basic pay is to be calculated as though they had not served on flexible terms for that period.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 3 renumbered as art. 3(1) (1.1.2021) by The Armed Forces Redundancy Scheme Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1298), arts. 1, 12(1)
F2: Art. 3(2) inserted (1.1.2021) by The Armed Forces Redundancy Scheme Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1298), arts. 1, 12(2)

Commencement

I1: Art. 3 in force at 6.4.2010, see art. 1(2)