Injuries in War (Shore Employments) Compensation (Amendment) Scheme 1971

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved

1971 No. 1987

INJURIES IN WAR COMPENSATION

The Injuries in War (Shore Employments) Compensation (Amendment) Scheme 1971

3rdDecember 1971

The Defence Council, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1 of the Injuries in War Compensation Act, 1914 (Session 2)(a) (as amended by the Defence (Transfer of Functions) (No. 1) Order 1964(b)) and section 1(1) and (3) of the Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964(c) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Scheme:—

1. The Injuries in War (Shore Employments) Compensation Scheme 1914 as amended (d) shall be further amended as follows:—

In paragraph (3) thereof for the figures "168s. 0d." wherever they occur, there shall be substituted the figures "£10·00.".

2. This Scheme shall have effect as from 20th September 1971 so, however, that no payment shall be made thereunder in respect of any period before that date.

3. This Scheme may be cited as the Injuries in War (Shore Employments) Compensation (Amendment) Scheme 1971 and the Injuries in War (Shore Employments) Compensation Schemes 1914 to 1969 and this Scheme may be cited together as the Injuries in War (Shore Employments) Compensation Schemes 1914 to 1971.

Balniel Michael Carver

Consent of the Minister for the Civil Service given under his Official Seal.

Dated 29th November 1971.

K. H. McNeill, Authorised by the Minister for the Civil Service.

Dated 3rd December 1971.

(a) 5 & 6 Geo. 5. c. 18.

(b) S.I. 1964/488 (1964 I, p. 769).

(c) 1964 c. 15.

(d) The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1969/1861 (1969 III, p. 5807).

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This Note is not part of the Scheme.)

The Injuries in War (Shore Employments) Compensation Schemes 1914 to 1969 provide for the payment of weekly allowances to small numbers of exmembers of the Women's Auxiliary Forces who suffered disablement from their service...

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