Regulation 38 Paragraph 31 of Schedule 3 (entitlement to payment of a short-service serious ill-health grant)I1

For paragraph 31 of Schedule 3, substitute—

“31.

(1)

Save as provided in this paragraph, a transition member (P) who becomes entitled to payment of a short-service serious ill-health grant under this scheme is not entitled to payment of a short-service serious ill-health grant under regulation E21^f1 of the 2005 Regulations.

(2)

P may receive payment of a short-service serious ill-health grant under the 2005 Regulations if—

(a)

before P’s transition date, P makes an application under regulation E21 of the 2005 Regulations which is not determined by the transition date;

(b)

P’s application is successfully determined after the transition date; and

(c)

P has not made a subsequent application under regulation 159 of these Regulations for payment of a short-service serious ill-health grant.

(3)

The amount of the payment of a short-service serious ill-health grant payable under sub-paragraph (2) is calculated under regulation 119 of these Regulations.”.