{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/war-pensions-mercantile-marine-scheme-1964/article-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/war-pensions-mercantile-marine-scheme-1964/article-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1964/2058",
  "legislation_title": "The War Pensions (Mercantile Marine) Scheme 1964",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/war-pensions-mercantile-marine-scheme-1964",
  "path": "article/16",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part IV, Schedule 6 and the Naval Order",
  "text": "(1) Unless the context otherwise requires, in this Part of this Scheme and in Schedule 6—\n(a) any reference to a member of the Merchant Navy or a mariner shall be treated as including a reference to a member of the sea fishing service, a member of the pilotage service, a member of the light vessel service and a salvage worker; and\n(b) any reference to service as a mariner in a British ship shall be treated as including a reference to service as a member of the pilotage service, service as a member of the light vessel service and service as a salvage worker.\n(2) The Naval Order as applied by this Scheme shall be construed as one with this Scheme.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1964/2058/article/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T00:01:16.459253+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."
}