# The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006, Article 18: Abstention from work following treatment in a hospital or similar institution


(1) Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member of the armed forces should on completion of a course of treatment abstain from work in consequence of the condition which necessitated that treatment and as a result of abstention from work he incurs a loss of earnings, he may be treated as if he were eligible for such period as the Secretary of State may think fit for a treatment allowance under article 17.
(2) This article shall not apply to a member who is in receipt of a personal unemployability allowance under article 12(1)(a).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/606/article/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/naval-military-and-air-forces-etc-disablement-and-death-service-pensions-order-2006/article-18
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