{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-military-and-air-forces-etc-disablement-and-death-service-pensions-order-2006/article-51",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/606",
  "legislation_title": "The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-military-and-air-forces-etc-disablement-and-death-service-pensions-order-2006",
  "path": "article/51",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "51",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part VII",
  "text": "(1) In articles 52, 56, 57 and 60—\n(a) “pension” means any retired pay, pension, allowance, grant or other continuing benefit under this Order or a 1919 to 1921 instrument; and\n(b) “gratuity” includes any gratuity payable under any of the instruments referred to in subparagraph(a).\n(2) In articles 54, 55, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 and 66—\n(a) “pension” means any retired pay, pension, allowance or other continuing benefit under this Order; and\n(b) “gratuity” means any gratuity under this Order.\n(3) In articles 52, 57 and 59, “pension” includes a lump sum payment under this Order.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 51(3) inserted (11.4.2016) by The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/374), arts. 1(1), 8"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/606/article/51",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:35:32.225189+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."
}