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The War Pensions Committees (Amendment) Regulations 2005

S.I. 2005/3032 · Made 26 October 2005

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PENSIONS

Made 26th October 2005

Laid before Parliament 1st November 2005

Coming into force 5th December 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 25 and 29 of the Social Security Act 1989f1 and section 175(2) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1989 c. 24.

f2

1992 c. 4.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Amendments to the principal Regulations and application
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule
  5. 3Amendment of regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation)
  6. 4Amendment of regulation 8 (functions of a committee)
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the War Pensions Committees (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 5th December 2005.

(2)

In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the War Pensions Committees Regulations 2000f1.

2Amendments to the principal Regulations and application

The amendments to the principal Regulations contained in the Schedule to these Regulations shall have effect.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Defence

Don Touhig

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

26th October 2005

3Amendment of regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation)

Regulation 1 shall be amended as follows—

(1)

in regulation 1(2) omit the word “and”;

(2)

for ““widow” means a widow in receipt of a war widow’s pension” substitute ““surviving spouse” means a widow or widower in receipt of a war pension; and”; and

(3)

after the definition of “widow” there shall be inserted the following definition ““surviving civil partner” means a surviving civil partner in receipt of a war pension”.

4Amendment of regulation 8 (functions of a committee)

Regulation 8 shall be amended as follows—

(1)

in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “pensioners or widows” substitute “pensioners, surviving spouses or surviving civil partners”;

(2)

in sub-paragraph (1)(c) for “widows” substitute “surviving spouses, surviving civil partners”;

(3)

in sub-paragraphs (1)(d) and (2)(d) for “pensioners and widows” substitute “pensioners, surviving spouses and surviving civil partners”; and

(4)

in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “pensioner or widow” substitute “pensioner, surviving spouse or surviving civil partner”.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations amend the War Pensions Committees Regulations 2000 (“the principal Order”) in consequence of the introduction of civil partnerships by the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (2004 c. 33).

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.