Introductory text

Pensions, Northern Ireland

Pensions, Scotland

Made 20th March 2023

Coming into force 3rd April 2023

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(5) and 8(6) of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943^f1 and now vested in the Secretary of State^f2.

In accordance with section 11A(5) of that Act^f3 a draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1943 c. 39 (6 & 7 Geo. 6).
f2: Section 8(5) was substituted by section 21 of the Armed Forces Act 2021 (c. 21). Section 8(5) confers power to make regulations on “the Minister”; the functions of the Minister now sit with the Secretary of State by virtue (successively) of articles 2(1)(c) and 5(4) of the Transfer of Functions (Ministry of Pensions) Order 1953 (S.I. 1953/1198), section 2 of the Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (c. 20) and articles 2 and 5(4)(a) of the Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968 (S.I. 1968/1699). Section 8(6) was inserted by section 21 of the Armed Forces Act 2021.
f3: Section 11A was inserted by section 5 of, and paragraphs 1 and 6 of Schedule 1 to, the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 (c. 32), and was amended by article 9(1) of, and paragraphs 4 and 19 of Schedule 3 to, the Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833).