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The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006

S.I. 2006/606 · Made 8 March 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom

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PENSIONS

Made 8th March 2006

Laid before Parliament 20th March 2006

Coming into force 10th April 2006

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 8th day of March 2006

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty deems it expedient to consolidate the provisions concerning pensions and other grants in respect of disablement and death due to service in the naval, marine, military, air forces, nursing and auxiliary forces of the Crown by Order in Council in pursuance of section 12(1) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977 M1:

ACCORDINGLY, Her Majesty, in exercise of sections 12(1) and 24(3) of that Act, 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:

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Marginal citations

M1

1977 c. 5.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  3. 2Interpretation – further provision
  4. 3Rank or status
  5. Part II: AWARDS IN RESPECT OF DISABLEMENT
  6. 4Interpretation of Part II
  7. 5General conditions for Part II
  8. 6Retired pay or pension for disablement
  9. 7Gratuity for minor disablement
  10. 8Constant attendance allowance
  11. 9Exceptionally severe disablement allowance
  12. 10Severe disablement occupational allowance
  13. 11Clothing allowance
  14. 12Unemployability allowances
  15. 13Invalidity allowance
  16. 14Comforts allowance
  17. 15Allowance for lowered standard of occupation
  18. 16Age allowance
  19. 17Treatment allowance
  20. 18Abstention from work following treatment in a hospital or similar institution
  21. 19Part-time treatment allowance
  22. 20Mobility Supplement
  23. 21Medical expenses
  24. Part 2A: ENTITLEMENT OF RECIPIENTS OF DIFFUSE MESOTHELIOMA LUMP SUMS
  25. 21AEntitlement of recipients of diffuse mesothelioma lump sums to other awards
  26. Part III: AWARDS IN RESPECT OF DEATH
  27. 22General conditions for Part III
  28. 23Pensions to surviving spouses and surviving civil partners
  29. 24Pensions to dependants who lived as spouses or civil partners
  30. 25Rent allowance to surviving spouses, surviving civil partners and dependants who lived as spouses or civil partners, who have children
  31. 26Elderly persons allowance
  32. 27Temporary allowances
  33. 28Allowances for children under the child's age limit
  34. 29Pensions for orphans under the child's age limit
  35. 30Award for children who have attained the child's age limit
  36. 31Awards to or in respect of ineligible members of the families of unemployable pensioners
  37. 32Funeral expenses
  38. 33Relationships subsequent to the award of a pension
  39. Part IV: CLAIMS
  40. 34Making of claims
  41. 35Cases where claims are not required
  42. 36Withdrawal of Claims
  43. 37Date of claim
  44. Part V: ADJUDICATION
  45. 38Interpretation of Part V
  46. 39Administration of this Order
  47. 40Entitlement where a claim is made in respect of a disablement, or death occurs, not later than 7 years after the termination of service
  48. 41Entitlement where a claim is made in respect of a disablement, or death occurs, more than 7 years after the termination of service
  49. 42Determination of degree of disablement
  50. 43Certification
  51. 44Review of decisions, assessments and awards
  52. Part VI: PAYMENT
  53. 45Interpretation of Part VI
  54. 46Commencing dates of awards
  55. 47Payment of Pensions
  56. 48Direct credit transfer
  57. 49Administration of pensions etc.
  58. 50Payment of public claims out of pensions
  59. Part VII: REDUCTION AND CANCELLATION OF AWARDS
  60. 51Interpretation of Part VII
  61. 52Adjustment of awards in respect of other compensation
  62. 53Maintenance in hospital or an institution
  63. 54Chelsea pensioners
  64. 55Children whose maintenance is otherwise provided for Repealed
  65. 56Abatement of awards in respect of social security benefits
  66. 57Forfeiture of pensions etc.
  67. 58Refusal of treatment
  68. 59Serious negligence or misconduct
  69. 60Failure to draw pension
  70. 61Suspension in individual cases – . . . an appropriate tribunal
  71. 62Suspension – Social Security Commissioner and Upper Tribunal
  72. 63Suspension in individual cases – courts
  73. 64Suspension in other cases
  74. 65Suspension – failure to comply with request or pensioner not at last known address
  75. 66Cancellation – failure to comply with request
  76. Part VIII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  77. 67Invalidity of assignments
  78. 68Posthumous awards
  79. 69Power to dispense with probate
  80. 70Transferred powers
  81. 71Revocations, general and transitory provisions
  82. Signature
  83. Schedule 1: DISABLEMENT DUE TO SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES
  84. Part I: GROUPING OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ACCORDING TO RANK OR STATUS
  85. 1Paragraph 1
  86. 2Paragraph 2
  87. IIRATES OF RETIRED PAY, PENSIONS, GRATUITIES AND ALLOWANCES
  88. IIIGRATUITIES PAYABLE FOR MINOR INJURIES
  89. IVPart IV
  90. VASSESSMENT OF DISABLEMENT CAUSED BY SPECIFIED INJURIES AND OF CERTAIN OTHER DISABLEMENTS
  91. VIASSESSMENT OF DISABLEMENT IN RESPECT OF NOISE INDUCED SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS
  92. Schedule 1A: DIFFUSE MESOTHELIOMA LUMP SUMS
  93. 1Interpretation
  94. 2Entitlement to diffuse mesothelioma lump sum
  95. 3Election to receive diffuse mesothelioma lump sum
  96. 4Period for making an election
  97. 5Calculation of the diffuse mesothelioma lump sum
  98. 6Payment of diffuse mesothelioma lump sum
  99. 7Circumstances in which a person may be required to repay
  100. Schedule 2: DEATH DUE TO SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES
  101. Part I: GROUPING OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ACCORDING TO RANK OR STATUS
  102. 1Paragraph 1
  103. 2Paragraph 2
  104. IIRATES OF PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES
  105. IIIPart III
  106. Schedule 3: COMMENCING DATES OF AWARDS
  107. 1Paragraph 1
  108. 2Paragraph 2
  109. 3Paragraph 3
  110. 4Paragraph 4
  111. 5Paragraph 5
  112. 6Paragraph 6
  113. 7Paragraph 7
  114. 8Paragraph 8
  115. 9Paragraph 9
  116. 10Paragraph 10
  117. 11Paragraph 11
  118. 12Paragraph 12
  119. Schedule 4: TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
  120. Part I: CONTINUATION OF TRANSITORY PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE SERVICE PENSIONS ORDER 1983
  121. 1Interpretation of Part I
  122. 2Pensions for unmarried dependants of deceased disablement pensioners under a 1946 instrument
  123. 3Continuation of pensions for unmarried dependants of deceased pensioners under a 1946 instrument
  124. 4Withholding or reduction of disablement pension under a 1949 instrument
  125. 5Transitional provision on abolition of killed in action gratuities
  126. 6Assessment of specified disablement under the 1964 instruments
  127. Part II: CONTINUATION OF SAVINGS IN THE 1992 ORDER AND THE 1993 ORDER
  128. 7Savings provisions made by the 1992 Order in respect of articles 12, 18, 23 and 53 of the Service Pensions Order 1983
  129. 8Savings provision made by the 1993 Order in respect of articles 13, 38, 40 and 41 of the Service Pensions Order 1983
  130. Part III: CONTINUATION OF TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS IN THE 1996 ORDER
  131. 9Paragraph 9
  132. Schedule 5REVOCATIONS
  133. Schedule 6: INTERPRETATION
  134. IWARRANTS AND ORDERS
  135. IIGENERAL
  136. Explanatory note