{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-military-and-air-forces-etc-disablement-and-death-service-pensions-amendment-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/792",
  "legislation_title": "The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Amendment Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-military-and-air-forces-etc-disablement-and-death-service-pensions-amendment-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 26th March 2002\nLaid before Parliament 4th April 2002\nComing into force 8th April 2002\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of March 2002\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 section 12(1) 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, 1996/732, 1638 and 2882, 1997/286, 1998/262, 1999/294, 2000/252 and 2001/409."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1977 c. 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "28 and 29 Vict c. 73."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "47 and 48 Vict c. 55."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "7 and 8 Geo 5 c. 51."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/792/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:09:54.525166+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."
}