The Injuries in War (Shore Employments) Compensation (Amendment) Scheme 2000
S.I. 2000/626 · Made 7 March 2000
INJURIES IN WAR COMPENSATION
Made 7th March 2000
The Defence Council, with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Injuries in War Compensation Act 1914 (Session 2)f1 and now vested in themf2, hereby make the following Scheme:
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Footnotes
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1914 c. 18 (5 & 6 Geo 5).
- f2
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S.I. 1964/488.
Contents
1
This Scheme may be cited as the Injuries in War (Shore Employments) Compensation (Amendment) Scheme 2000.
The Injuries in War (Shore Employments) Compensation Schemes 1914 to 1999 and this Scheme may be cited together as the Injuries in War (Shore Employments) Compensation Schemes 1914 to 2000.
2
In paragraph (3) of the Injuries in War (Shore Employments) Compensation Scheme 1914f1 for “£114.70”, wherever it appears, there shall be substituted “£116.00”.
3
This Scheme shall have effect as from 10th April 2000, so, however, that no payment shall be made under it in respect of any period before that date.
Signature
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean
Mr Kevin Tebbit
Members of the Defence Council
We consent,
Mr Bob Ainsworth
Mr Greg Pope
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
7th March 2000
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Scheme)
The Injuries in War (Shore Employments) Compensation Schemes 1914 to 1999 provide for the payment of weekly allowances to ex-members of the women’s auxiliary forces who suffered disablement from their service overseas during the 1914 to 1918 war.
This amending Scheme provides that the maximum weekly allowance shall be increased from £114.70 to £116.00. The increase will take effect on 10th April 2000.