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The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983

S.I. 1983/686 · Made 5 May 1983

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PENSIONS

Made 5th May 1983

Laid before Parliament 30th June 1983

Coming into Operation 21st July 1983

The Secretary of State for Social Services, with the approval of the Treasury, in exercise of powers conferred by Section 1 and 2 of the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act 1939 and now vested in himf1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and for the purpose only of consolidating the Schemes hereby revoked, hereby makes the following Scheme:—

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See Transfer of Functions (Ministry of Pensions) Order 1953 (S.I. 1953/1198), Article 2, Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (c.20), section 2, and Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968 (S.I. 1968/1699), Article 2.

Contents

  1. Part I: CITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Definitions
  4. 3Interpretation
  5. 4Declaration of civil defence organisations
  6. Part II: GENERAL SCOPE OF THE SCHEME
  7. 5Entitlement
  8. 6Serious negligence or misconduct
  9. 7War injuries sustained by children, students and apprentices
  10. Part III: AWARDS IN RESPECT OF DISABLEMENT OF GAINFULLY OCCUPIED PERSONS AND CIVIL DEFENCE VOLUNTEERS
  11. 8Application and interpretation of Part III
  12. 9General conditions applicable to awards under Part III
  13. 10Determination of degree of disablement
  14. 11Pension for disablement
  15. 12Allowances for eligible members of the family
  16. 13Education allowance
  17. 14Constant attendance allowance
  18. 15Exceptionally severe disablement allowance
  19. 16Severe disablement occupational allowance
  20. 17Allowance for wear and tear of clothing
  21. 18Unemployability allowances
  22. 19Invalidity allowance
  23. 20Comforts allowance
  24. 21Allowance for lowered standard of occupation
  25. 22Age allowance
  26. 23Treatment allowances
  27. 24Allowance where abstention from work is necessary following treatment in a hospital or similar institution
  28. 25Allowance for part-time treatment
  29. Part IV: AWARDS IN RESPECT OF THE DEATH OF GAINFULLY OCCUPIED PERSONS AND CIVIL DEFENCE VOLUNTEERS
  30. 26Application of Part IV
  31. 27Pensions to widows
  32. 28Rent allowance to widows who have children
  33. 29Allowance to elderly widows
  34. 30Pensions to unmarried dependents who lived as wives
  35. 31Temporary allowances to widows and unmarried dependants who lived as wives of severely disabled persons
  36. 32Pensions to dependent widowers
  37. 33Allowances in respect of children under the age of 15
  38. 34Pensions to motherless or fatherless children under the age of 15
  39. 35Awards to or in respect of children over the age of 15
  40. 36Education allowance
  41. 37Awards to or in respect of ineligible members of the families of unemployable pensioners
  42. 38Pensions to parents
  43. 39Pensions to other dependants
  44. 40Funeral grants
  45. Part V: AWARDS TO OR IN RESPECT OF PERSONS NOT GAINFULLY OCCUPIED
  46. 41Application and interpretation of Part V
  47. 42Pension for disablement
  48. 43Constant attendance allowance
  49. 44Exceptionally severe disablement allowance
  50. 45Comforts allowance
  51. 46Allowance for wear and tear of clothing
  52. 47Age allowance
  53. 48Treatment allowances
  54. 49Awards in respect of death
  55. 50Allowance to elderly widows
  56. 51Temporary allowances to widows of severely disabled persons
  57. 52Education allowance
  58. Part VI: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  59. 53Interpretation of Part VI
  60. 54Time limits for applications
  61. 55Notice required in the case of injuries sustained by young children
  62. 56Determination of medical questions
  63. 57Power to relax conditions of Scheme
  64. 58Members of the armed forces of the Crown
  65. 59Members of visiting and allied forces, etc
  66. 60Injuries sustained outside the United Kingdom
  67. 61Persons ordinarily resident outside the United Kingdom
  68. 62Prevention of double payments
  69. 63Adjustment of awards in respect of other compensation
  70. 64Maintenance in hospital or an institution
  71. 65Abatement of awards in respect of Social Security Benefits
  72. 66Payment of public claims out of pensions
  73. 67Administration of pensions, etc
  74. 68Forfeiture of pensions
  75. 69Refusal of treatment
  76. 70Provisions with respect to dependent children
  77. 71Marriage of female persons
  78. 72Power to award lump sums
  79. 73Failure to draw pension
  80. 74Commencing dates of awards of pension
  81. 75Payment of pensions
  82. 76Review of decisions, assessments and awards
  83. 77Posthumous Awards
  84. 78Power to dispense with probate
  85. 79Declarations and certificates
  86. 80Administration of this Scheme
  87. 81Revocation of previous Schemes and transitional provisions
  88. Signature
  89. Schedule 1: CIVIL DEFENCE ORGANISATIONS
  90. 1Paragraph 1
  91. 2Paragraph 2
  92. 3Paragraph 3
  93. 4Paragraph 4
  94. 5Paragraph 5
  95. 6Paragraph 6
  96. 7Paragraph 7
  97. 8Paragraph 8
  98. 9Paragraph 9
  99. 10Paragraph 10
  100. 11Paragraph 11
  101. 12Paragraph 12
  102. 13Paragraph 13
  103. 14Paragraph 14
  104. 15Paragraph 15
  105. 16Paragraph 16
  106. 17Paragraph 17
  107. 18Paragraph 18
  108. 19Paragraph 19
  109. Schedule 2ASSESSMENT OF DISABLEMENT CAUSED BY SPECIFIED INJURIES AND OF CERTAIN OTHER DISABLEMENTS
  110. Schedule 3RATES OF PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DISABLEMENT
  111. Schedule 4RATES OF PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DEATH
  112. Schedule 5: COMMENCING DATES OF AWARDS OF PENSION
  113. 1Paragraph 1
  114. 2Paragraph 2
  115. 3Paragraph 3
  116. 4Paragraph 4
  117. Schedule 6REVOCATIONS
  118. Explanatory note