Regulation 126 Interpretation
In this Case, unless the context otherwise requires—
“personal death benefit” means any death benefit which, apart from any regulations made under section 73 of the Administration Act (overlapping benefits—general) F1, is payable to a person otherwise than in respect of another person who is a child or an adult dependant;
“Personal Injuries Scheme” means any scheme made under the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act 1939 F2 or under the Pensions (Navy, Army, Air Force and Mercantile Marine) Act 1939 F3;
“qualifying widow” has the meaning assigned to it in regulation 127(1);
“reduced rate” means the rate specified in regulation 131;
“regulation 91 of the 1975 Regulations” and “regulation 94 of the 1975 Regulations” mean respectively regulation 91 and regulation 94 of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1975 F4 before section 3(1) of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 F5 (married women and widows) came into force and sections 5(3) and 130(2) of the Social Security Act 1975 F6 (Class 1 reduced rate and married women and widows) were repealed;
“Service Pensions Instrument” means those provisions and only those provisions of any Royal Warrant, Order in Council or other instrument (not being a 1914–1918 War Injuries Scheme) under which a death or disablement pension (not including a pension calculated by reference to length of service) and allowances for dependants payable with either such pension may be paid out of public funds in respect of any death or disablement, wound, injury or disease due to service in the naval, military or air forces of the Crown or in any nursing service or other auxiliary service of any of those forces or in the Home Guard or in any other organisation established under the control of the Defence Council or formerly established under the control of the Admiralty, the Army Council or the Air Council;
“1914–1918 War Injuries Scheme” means any scheme made under the Injuries in War (Compensation) Act 1914 F7 or under the Injuries in War Compensation Act 1914 (Session 2) F8 or under any Government scheme for compensation in respect of persons injured in any merchant ship or fishing vessel as a result of hostilities during the 1914–1918 War.
Where by any provision of this Case notice is required to be or may be given in writing it shall be given on a form approved by the Board or in such other manner, being in writing, as they may accept as sufficient in any case.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Section 73 was amended by paragraph 49 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18).
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- F8
5 & 6 Geo. 5 c. 18.
Notes on the whole SI
Textual amendments
- F1
See sections 3(2) and (5), 4(5) and (6), 116, 117, 118, 119 and 120 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) (“the Act”) as amended respectively by paragraphs 3, 4, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) (“the Transfer Act”). The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) and the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8) were transferred to the Department for Social Development by Article 8(b) of and Part II of Schedule 6 to the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 481).
- F2
See section 176(2)(b) of the Act.