{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-military-and-air-forces-etc-disablement-and-death-service-pensions-amendment-no-2-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1638",
  "legislation_title": "The Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Amendment (No. 2) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-military-and-air-forces-etc-disablement-and-death-service-pensions-amendment-no-2-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 26th June 1996\nLaid before Parliament 8th July 1996\nComing into force 29th July 1996\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of June 1996\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWHEREAS Her Majesty deems it expedient to amend the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 by Order in Council in pursuance of section 12(1) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977:\nNOW THEREFORE, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865, section 2(1) of the Pensions and Yeomanry Pay Act 1884, section 2(1) of the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917, and sections 12(1) and (3)and 24(3) of the said Act of 1977 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:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1983/883, as amended by S.I. 1983/1116, 1521, 1984/1154, 1687, 1985/1201, 1986/592, 1987/165, 1988/248, 2248, 1989/156, 1990/250, 1308, 1991/766, 1992/710, 3208, 1993/598, 1994/772, 1906, 1995/766 and 1996/732."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1977 c. 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "28 & 29 Vict c.73."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "47 & 48 Vict c.55."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "7 & 8 Geo 5 c.51."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "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."
}