{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-military-and-air-forces-etc-disablement-and-death-service-pensions-amendment-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/708",
  "legislation_title": "The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Amendment) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-military-and-air-forces-etc-disablement-and-death-service-pensions-amendment-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nMade 10th March 2004\nLaid before Parliament 22nd March 2004\nComing into force 12th April 2004\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of March 2004\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, 2001/409, 2002/792 and 2003/434."
    },
    {
      "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": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/708/introduction",
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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."
}