{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/war-pensions-administrative-provisions-act-1918/section-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/war-pensions-administrative-provisions-act-1918/section-18.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo5/8-9/57",
  "legislation_title": "War Pensions (Administrative Provisions) Act 1918",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/war-pensions-administrative-provisions-act-1918",
  "path": "section/18",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "†Short title, and interpretation, and repeal.",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the War Pensions (Administrative Provisions) Act, 1918, and the Naval and Military War Pensions, &c. Acts, 1915 to 1917, . . . , and this Act may be cited together as the War Pensions Acts, 1915 to 1918.\n(2) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nThe expression “Minister” means the Minister of Pensions . . . ;\nThe expression “pension” does not include a service pension;\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981 (c. 19), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IX"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Definitions of “prescribed” and “committee” repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Definition of “Ministry” repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981 (c. 19), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IX"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 18(3) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981 (c. 19), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IX"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Ss. 1–6, 11–13, 15, 16, 18(4), Sch. repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1917 c. 37."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Unreliable marginal note"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/8-9/57/section/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:04:48.613714+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."
}