# The Home Guard (Amendment) Order 1989

S.I. 1989/1335 · made 2 August 1989

This Order makes amendments to previous instruments relating to the payment of pensions and other grants in respect of disablement or death due to service in the Home Guard. The amendments are consequential upon the abolition in Scotland of domestic rates and their replacement by the community charge.

Made under: Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977

## Introductory text

PENSIONS
Made 2nd August 1989
Laid before Parliament 10th August 1989
Coming into force 1st September 1989
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 2nd day of August 1989
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
WHEREAS Her Majesty deems it expedient to amend the Royal Warrant of 21st December 1964, as amended, and the Order of Her Majesty of 22nd December 1964, as amended, concerning pensions and other grants in respect of disablement or death due to service in the Home Guard and to do so by Order in Council in accordance with section 12(1) and (3) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977:
NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 12(1) and (3) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Home Guard (Amendment) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 1st September 1989.

## 2 Public funds to include reference to community charge

(1) The Warrant of 21st December 1964, concerning pensions and other grants in respect of disablement or death due to service in the Home Guard, shall be amended by the inclusion in article 1(6) after the words “general or local rate” of the words “moneys provided under the Abolition of Domestic Rates etc. (Scotland) Act 1987”.
(2) The Order of 22nd December 1964 concerning pensions and other grants in respect of disablement or death due to service in the Home Guard after 27th April 1952 shall be amended by the inclusion in article 1(6) after the words “general or local rate” of the words “moneys provided under the Abolition of Domestic Rates etc. (Scotland) Act 1987”

## Signature

G. I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes amendments to previous instruments relating to the payment of pensions and other grants in respect of disablement or death due to service in the Home Guard. The amendments are consequential upon the abolition in Scotland of domestic rates and their replacement by the community charge.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1335 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/home-guard-amendment-order-1989
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