War Pensions (Amendment of Previous Instruments) Order 1977
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1977/1630 |
| Year | 1977 |
1977 No. 1630
PENSIONS
The War Pensions (Amendment of Previous Instruments) Order 197711thOctober 1977
19thOctober 1977
14thNovember 1977
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of October 1977
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
WHEREAS Her Majesty deems it expedient to amend the Order in Council of 25th September 1964, as amended(a), the Royal Warrant of 19th September 1964(b), as amended(c), and the Order by Her Majesty of 24th September 1964(d), as amended(e), (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the 1964 Service Instruments") concerning pensions and other grants in respect of disablement or death due respectively to service in the naval, military or air forces during the 1914 World War and after 2nd September 1939 and to do so by Order in Council in accordance with section 12(1) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977(f):
NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, in accordance with those powers and of all other powers whatsoever(g) Her thereunto enabling, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered that, notwithstanding anything in the 1964 Service Instruments, the following provisions of this Order shall take effect accordingly and, except in the cases stated in the Order in Council of 19th December 1881, in the Warrant of Her Majesty Queen Victoria of 27th October 1884 or in the Order by His Majesty King George V of 13th January 1922, and except as otherwise provided by statute, shall be established and obeyed as the sole authority in the matters herein treated of.
(a) Orders of 22nd December 1964, 24th February 1966, 9th June 1966, 28th July 1966, 23rd August 1967, 14th February 1968, 26th July 1968, 31st July 1969, 4th February 1970, 28th July 1971, 26th July 1972, 27th July 1973, 28th June 1974, 18th March 1975, 17th September 1975, 23rd July 1976 and 9th March 1977.
(b) Cmnd. 2467.
(c) Cmnd. 2553, 2926, 3023, 3072, 3385, 3530, 3728, 4134, 4287, 4742, 5077, 5395, 5670, 6001. 6247, 6583 and 6763.
(d) Cmnd. 2472.
(e) Cmnd. 2554, 2927, 3024, 3071, 3384, 3531, 3729, 4135, 4286, 4743, 5078, 5396, 5671, 6002. 6246, 6582 and 6762.
(f) 1977 c. 5.
(g) See e.g. 1865 c. 73 section 3, 1917 c. 51 section 2.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. This Order, which may be cited as the War Pensions (Amendment of Previous Instruments) Order 1977, shall come into operation on 14th November 1977 so, however, that in relation to any award payable weekly the foregoing reference to 14th November 1977, where this is not the normal weekly pay day for that award, shall be construed as a reference to the first normal weekly pay day for that award following 14th November 1977.
Substitution of Schedules to the 1964 Service Instruments
2. For Schedules 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 to the 1964 Service Instruments (rates of pensions and other grants payable in respect of disablement or death due to service in the naval, military or, as the case may be, air forces during the 1914 World War and after 2nd September 1939) there shall be substituted—
(a) in the Order in Council of 25th September 1964, the Schedules set out in Part I of the Appendix hereto and numbered 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 respectively;
(b) in the Royal Warrant of 19th September 1964, the Schedules set out in Part II of that Appendix and numbered 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 respectively;
(c) in the Order by Her Majesty of 24th September 1964, the Schedules set out in Part III of that Appendix and numbered 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 respectively.
Amendment of Articles 17 and 42 of the 1964 Service Instruments
3.—(1) In paragraph (2) of Article 17 (unemployability allowances) of the 1964 Service Instruments for the sum "£468" there shall be substituted the sum "£520".
(2) In Article 42 (marriage of female persons) of the 1964 Service Instruments—
(a) in paragraph (1) for the words "cohabits as a wife" there shall be substituted the words "lives with a man as his wife";
(b) in paragraphs (5), (6) and (7) for the words "cohabiting as a wife" there shall be substituted the words "living with a man as his wife";
(c) in paragraph (6) for the word "cohabit" there shall be substituted the words "live with a man as his wife".
N. E. Leigh, Clerk of the Privy Council.
APPENDIX
PART I
Schedules to be substituted in the Order in Council of 25th September 1964 by Article 2 of this Order
PART I (contd.)
SCHEDULE 2
TABLE 2
WEEKLY RATES OF PENSIONS FOR DISABLED RATINGS*
Fleet Chief
Petty Officer
Regimental Chief A.B
Sergeant- Petty Petty Leading Rating
Degree Major. Quarter- Officer. Officer. Rating. Ordinary
of Fleet Chief master Colour Sergeant. Corporal. Rating
disable- Wren. Sergeant Sergeant. Petty Leading Boy
ment Member of a Chief Wren Officer Wren Marine.
Voluntary Aid Wren Wren
Detachment
serving as an
uncertificated
Nurse, Grade 1
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Per £ £ £ £ £ £
cent.
100 … 29·44 29·27 29·10 28·94 28·77 28·60
90 … 26·49 26·34 26·19 26·04 25·89 25·74
80 … 23·55 23·42 23·28 23·15 23·02 22·88
70 … 20·61 20·49 20·37 20·26 20·14 20·02
60 … 17·66 17·56 17·46 17·36 17·26 17·16
50 … 14·72 14·64 14·55 14·47 14·39 14·30
40 … 11·78 11·71 11·64 11·58 11·51 11·44
30 … 8·83 8·78 8·73 8·68 8·63 8·58
20 … 5·89 5·86 5·82 5·79 5·76 5·72
*Ranks in the Royal Marines are given in italics.
PART I (contd.)
SCHEDULE 3
TABLE 1
GRATUITIES PAYABLE FOR SPECIFIED MINOR INJURIES
Officers
Description of Injury and Ratings
Nurses
£ £
For the loss of:—
A. FINGERS:—
Index finger—
Whole … … … … … … … … … … … … 1,485 1,455
2 phalanges … … … … … … … … … … 1,190 1,165
1 phalanx … … … … … … … … … … … 990 970
Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone … 590 580
Middle finger—
Whole … … … … … … … … … … … … 1,285 1,260
2 phalanges … … … … … … … … … … 990 970
1 phalanx … … … … … … … … … … … 790 775
Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone … 495 485
Ring or little finger—
Whole … … … … … … … … … … … … 790 775
2 phalanges … … … … … … … … … … 695 680
1 phalanx … … … … … … … … … … … 590 580
Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone … 295 290
B. TOES:—
Great toe—
through metatarso-phalangeal joint… … … … … 1,485 1,455
part, with some loss of bone … … … … … … 390 385
1 other toe—
through metatarso-phalangeal joint… … … … … 390 385
part, with some loss of bone … … … … … … 200 195
2 toes, excluding great toe—
through metatarso-phalangeal joint… … … … … 590 580
part, with some loss of bone … … … … … … 295 290
3 toes, excluding great toe—
through metatarso-phalangeal joint… … … … … 695 680
part, with some loss of bone … … … … … … 390 385
4 toes, excluding great toe—
through metatarso-phalangeal joint… … … … … 990 970
part, with some loss of bone … … … … … … 390 385
SCHEDULE 3
TABLE 2
GRATUITIES PAYABLE TO OFFICERS FOR DISABLEMENT ASSESSED AT LESS THAN 20 PER CENT., NOT BEING A MINOR INJURY SPECIFIED IN TABLE 1
Estimated duration of the disablement within the degree
referred to
Temporary less Temporary more
Rank* than a year than a year Indeterminate
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
1–5 6–14 15–19 1–5 6–14 15–19 1–5 6–14 15–19
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Rear-Admiral. Major- 92 206 358 184 409 716 552 1,228 2,149
General Commodore
1st or 2nd Class,
Captain with 6 or
more years
seniority whose
service
terminated on or
after 1st April
1970. Colonel-
Commandant,
Colonel whose
service
terminated on or
after 1st April
1970. Commandant
WRNS. Member with
status of
Commodore … … 90 201 351 180 400 700 540 1,201 2,102
Captain of less than
6 years seniority
or whose service
terminated before
1st April 1970.
Colonel 2nd
Commandant,
Colonel whose
service
terminated before
1st April 1970,
Lieutenant-
Colonel.
Superintendent
WRNS. Member
with status of
Captain R.N… … 88 197 343 176 391 684 528 1,174 2,055
Commander. Major.
Chief Officer
WRNS. Member
with status of
Commander R.N. … 86 194 337 174 385 674 520 1,156 2,023
Lieutenant-
Commander.
Captain.
First Officer
WRNS. Member with
status of
Lieutenant-
Commander R.N. … 85 191 332 171 379 663 512 1,138 1,992
Lieutenant, Sub-
Lieutenant,
Acting Sub-
Lieutenant,
Senior
Commissioned
Officer (Branch
List), Mid-
shipman (A),
and, where
service terminated
on or after 1st
January 1957, Mid-
shipman or Cadet.
Lieutenant, 2nd
Lieutenant, Sen-
ior Commissioned
Officer (Branch
List). Second
Officer WRNS,
Third Officer
WRNS. Woman
member with
status of
Lieutenant R.N.,
or below … … 83 186 324 167 370 647 500 1,111 1,945
Commissioned Officer
(Branch List),
Midshipman, Cadet
after completion
of shore
training, where,
in the case of
any of these
ranks, service
terminated before
1st January 1957.
Commissioned
Officer (Branch
List) … … … 81 182 316 163 361 632 488 1,084 1,897
*Ranks in the Royal Marines are given in italics.
PART I (contd.)
SCHEDULE 3
TABLE 3
GRATUITIES PAYABLE TO RATINGS FOR DISABLEMENT ASSESSED AT LESS THAN 20 PER CENT., NOT BEING A MINOR INJURY SPECIFIED IN TABLE 1
Estimated duration of the disablement within the
degree referred to
Temporary less Temporary more
Ratings* than a year than a year Indeterminate
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
1–5 6–14 15–19 1–5 6–14 15–19 1–5 6–14 15–19
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Fleet Chief Petty
Officer.
Regimental
Sergeant-Major.
Fleet Chief Wren.
Member of a
Voluntary Aid
Detachment serving
as an
uncertificated
Nurse, Grade 1 … 82 183 318 165 364 636 487 1,082 1,889
Quartermaster
Sergeant … … 82 182 317 164 363 633 485 1,077 1,880
Chief Petty Officer.
Colour Sergeant.
Chief Wren … … 81 182 315 163 361 630 483 1,072 1,871
Petty Officer.
Sergeant.
Petty Officer Wren 81 181 314 163 359 627 481 1,067 1,863
Leading Rating.
Corporal.
Leading Wren … 80 180 312 162 358 624 478 1,062 1,854
A.B. Rating,
Ordinary Rating,
Boy. Marine. Wren 80 179 311 161 356 621 476 1,057 1,845
*Ranks in the Royal Marines are given in italics.
PART I (contd.)
SCHEDULE 4
TABLE 1
YEARLY RATES OF PENSIONS FOR WIDOWS OF...
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