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The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2005

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 43 Cited in Amendments 12 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2005/439
  • This Order may be cited as the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 6th April 2005.
    • (1) In this Order —
    • “the AFPS 1975” means the occupational pension scheme arrangements, other than the AFPS 2005, that are open to members of the forces and set out in —
      • (a) Orders in Council made under section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865 ,
      • (b) the Army Pensions Warrant 1977 and
      • (c) Orders and regulations made under section 2 of the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917
      or any instrument amending or replacing any of those instruments;
    • “the AFPS 2005” means the Scheme established in the Armed Forces Pension Scheme Order 2005 ;
    • “accredited medical specialist” means a medical practitioner whose name is included in the specialist register kept and published by the General Medical Council as required by the European Specialist Medical Qualifications Order 1995
    • F18“additional lump sum” means the sum referred to in article 15C;
    • F16“additional multiple injury lump sum” means the sum referred to in article 15B(2) ;
    • F17“appropriate tribunal” means the appropriate tribunal as defined in section 12(1) of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943;
    • “benefit” means a benefit payable under this Order;
    • “bereavement grant” means the grant referred to in article 21(1) (b) ;
    • “child's payment” means the payment referred to in article 21(1) (c) ;
    • “claimant” means a person who has claimed benefit, a person to whom benefit has been paid and a person affected by any decision of the Secretary of State made under this Order;
    • “claim form” means the form referred to in article 36(b) ;
    • “death benefit” means a benefit referred in article 21;
    • “downgraded” means downgraded for medical reasons as a result of which the person downgraded undertakes a reduced range of duties but...

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