{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-credit-general-regulations-1987/schedule-2/paragraph-54",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-credit-general-regulations-1987/schedule-2/paragraph-54.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1973",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-credit-general-regulations-1987",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/54",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "54",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Any payment which is—\n(a) made under any of the Dispensing Instruments to a widow or widower of a person—\n(i) whose death was attributable to service in a capacity analogous to service as a member of the armed forces of the Crown; and\n(ii) whose service in such capacity terminated before 31st March 1973; and\n(b) equal to the amount specified in article 29(1A) of the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 (pensions to widows or widowers ).\n(2) In this paragraph “the Dispensing Instruments” means the Order in Council of 19th December 1881, the Royal Warrant of 27th October 1884 and the Order by His Majesty of 14th January 1922 (exceptional grants of pay, non-effective pay and allowances).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 52-54 added (4.10.1994) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.5) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2139), regs. 1(1)(b), 20(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 54(1)(a) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments No.2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/525), regs. 1(1), 7"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 54(1)(b) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments No.2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/525), regs. 1(1), 6"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1973/schedule/2/paragraph/54",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-10T03:34:16.817264+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."
}