{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-military-and-air-forces-etc-modification-of-enactments-and-other-instruments-order-1978/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1978/1526",
  "legislation_title": "The Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Modification of Enactments and other Instruments) Order 1978",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-military-and-air-forces-etc-modification-of-enactments-and-other-instruments-order-1978",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PENSIONS\nWAR PENSIONS\nMade 24th October 1978\nLaid before Parliament 1st November 1978\nComing into Operation 1st January 1979\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 24th day of October 1978\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWHEREAS, in consequence of the making, in pursuance of section 12(1) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977, of the War Pensions (Pre-Consolidation Amendment) Order 1978 and of the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1978, Her Majesty deems it expedient to modify enactments and instruments which refer to instruments revoked by the aforesaid Orders or to pensions and other benefits for which provision was made under the said revoked instruments and to do so by Order in Council under powers conferred by section 12(2) of the said Act:\nNOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, in exercise of those powers 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": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1978/1526/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T19:27:47.619140+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."
}