WHEREAS Her Majesty deems it expedient to amend the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983(1) and to do so by Order in Council in pursuance of section 12(1) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977(2):
NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 12(1) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order, which may be cited as the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Amendment Order 1987, shall come into force on 6th April 1987.
(2) In this Order, the expression “the principal Order” means the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983.
Amendment of article 18 of the principal Order
2. In article 18 of the principal Order (unemployability allowances) in paragraph (2) for the amount “£1,326” there shall be substituted the amount “£1,352”.
Amendment of Schedules to the principal Order
3.—(1) In Schedule 1 to the principal Order (rates of pension and other grants payable in respect of disablement)—
(a)for Tables 1 and 3 of Part II there shall respectively be substituted the Tables set out in Schedules 1 and 2 hereto;
(b)for Tables 1 and 2 of Part III there shall respectively be substituted the Tables set out in Schedules 3 and 4 hereto;
(c)for Part IV there shall be substituted the Part set out in Schedule 5 hereto.
(2) In Schedule 2 to the principal Order (rates of pension and other grants payable in respect of death)—
(a)for Table 1A of Part II there shall be substituted the Table set out in Schedule 6 hereto;
(b)for the amount “£2,623” in the second column of Table 1B of Part II there shall be substituted the amount “£2,677”;
(c)for the amounts “£50.30” and “£11.61” in the second and third columns of Table 3 of Part II there shall respectively be substituted the amounts “£51.35” and “£11.85”;
(d)for Table 5 of Part II there shall be substituted the Table set out in Schedule 7 hereto;
(e)for Part III there shall be substituted the Part set out in Schedule 8 hereto.
G. I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council
Article 3(1)(a)
SCHEDULE 1Table to be substituted for Table 1 of Part II of Schedule 1 to the principal Order
Table 1: Yearly Rates of—
A. Retired Pay and Pensions for Disabled Officers and Nurses for all Ranks in Groups 1—9 of Part I of this Schedule
B. Disablement Addition on a Pension Basis (Article 43(3)(a)) for all Ranks in Groups 1—9 of Part I of this Schedule and Groups 2 and 3 of Part I or Schedule 2
Degree of Disability
Yearly Rate
Per cent.
£
100
3398
90
3058
80
2718
70
2379
60
2039
50
1699
40
1359
30
1019
20
680
Article 3(1)(a)
SCHEDULE 2Table to be substituted for Table 3 of Part II of Schedule 1 to the principal Order
Table 3: Weekly Rates of Pension for Disabled Other Ranks Groups 10—15
Degree of Disability
Weekly Rate
Per cent.
£
100
64.50
90
58.05
80
51.60
70
45.15
60
38.70
50
32.25
40
25.80
30
19.35
20
12.90
Article 3(1)(b)
SCHEDULE 3Table to be substituted for Table 1 of Part III of Schedule 1 to the principal Order
Table 1: Gratuities payable for specified minor injuries
Description of Injury
Assessments
Groups 1—9
Groups 10—15
Per cent.
£
£
For the loss of:—
A. FINGERS>
Index Finger—
More than 2 phalanges, including loss of whole finger ... ... ... ...
14
3278
3248
More than 1 phalanx, but not more than 2 phalanges ... ... ... ...
11
2624
2599
1 phalanx or part thereof ... ... ... ...
9
2185
2165
Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone ... ... ... ...
5
1307
1297
Middle Finger—
More than 2 phalanges, including loss of whole finger ... ... ... ...
12
2839
2814
More than 1 phalanx, but not more than 2 phalanges ... ... ... ...
9
2185
2165
1 phalanx or part thereof ... ... ... ...
7
1746
1731
Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone ... ... ... ...
4
1093
1083
Ring or little finger—
More than 2 phalanges, including loss of whole finger ... ... ... ...
7
1746
1731
More than 1 phalanx, but not more than 2 phalanges ... ... ... ...
6
1532
1517
1 phalanx or part thereof ... ... ... ...
5
1307
1297
Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone ... ... ... ...
2
654
649
B. TOES:—
Great toe—
through metatarso-phalangeal joint ... ... ... ...
14
3278
3248
part with some loss of bone ... ... ... ...
3
868
863
1 other toe—
through metatarso-phalangeal joint ... ... ... ...
3
868
863
part, with some loss of bone ... ... ... ...
1
439
434
2 toes, excluding great toe—
through metatarso-phalangeal joint ... ... ... ...
5
1307
1297
part, with some loss of bone ... ... ... ...
2
654
649
3 toes, excluding great toe—
through metatarso-phalangeal joint ... ... ... ...
6
1532
1517
part, with some loss of bone ... ... ... ...
3
868
863
4 toes, excluding great toe—
through metatarso-phalangeal joint ... ... ... ...
9
2185
2165
part, with some loss of bone ... ... ... ...
3
868
863
Article 3(1)(b)
SCHEDULE 4Table to be substituted for Table 2 of Part III of Schedule 1 to the principal Order
Table 2: Gratuities Payable to Members of the Armed Forces 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
Group
Temporary less than a year
Temporary more 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
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
1
191
425
742
381
847
1483
1144
2543
4449
3
189
420
735
377
838
1467
1132
2516
4402
4
187
416
727
373
829
1451
1120
2489
4355
5
185
413
721
371
823
1441
1112
2471
4323
6
184
410
716
368
817
1430
1104
2453
4292
7, 8
182
405
708
364
808
1414
1092
2426
4245
9
180
401
700
360
799
1399
1080
2399
4197
10
181
402
702
362
802
1403
1079
2397
4189
11
181
401
701
361
801
1400
1077
2392
4180
12
180
401
699
360
799
1397
1075
2387
4171
13
180
400
698
360
797
1394
1073
2382
4163
14
179
399
696
359
796
1391
1070
2377
4154
15
179
398
695
358
794
1388
1068
2372
4145
Article 3(1)(c)
SCHEDULE 5Part to be substituted for Part IV of Schedule 1 to the principal Order
PART IVRATES OF ALLOWANCES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DISABLEMENT
Rate
Description of Allowance
Groups 1—9
Groups 10—15
1. Education allowance under article 13 ... ... ... ...
£120.00 per annum (maximum)
£120.00 per annum (maximum)
2. Constant attendance allowance—
(a)under article 14(1)(b) ... ... ... ...
£2690 per annum (maximum)
£51.60 per week (maximum)
(b)under article 14(1)(a) ... ... ... ...
£1345 per annum (maximum)
£25.80 per week (maximum)
3. Exceptionally severe disablement allowance under article 15 ... ... ... ...
£1345 per annum
£25.80 per week
4. Severe disablement occupational allowance under article 16 ... ... ... ...
£673 per annum
£12.90 per week
5. Allowance for wear and tear of clothing—
(a)under article 17(1)(a) ... ... ... ...
£56.00 per annum
£56.00 per annum
(b)under article 17(1)(b) and 17(2) ... ... ... ...
£88.00 per annum
£88.00 per annum
6. Unemployability allowances
(a)personal allowance under article 18(1)(a) ... ... ... ...
£2187 per annum
£41.95 per week
(b)additional allowances for dependants by way of—
(i)increase of allowance in respect of a wife, husband or unmarried dependant living as a spouse, under article 18(5)(b) ... ... ... ...
£1238 per annum (maximum)
£23.75 per week (maximum)
(ii)allowance in respect of an adult dependant under article 18(5)(c) ... ... ... ...
£1238 per annum (maximum)
£23.75 per week (maximum)
(iii)increase of allowance in respect of each child under article 18(5)(d) ... ... ... ...
£420 per annum
£8.05 per week
7. Invalidity allowance under article 19—
(a)if—
(i)the relevant date fell before 5th July 1948; or }
£433 per annum
£8.30 per week
(ii)on the relevant date the member was under the age of 35; or }
(iii)on the relevant date the member was under the age of 40 and had not attained the age of 65, in the case of the member being a man, or 60, in the case of the member being a woman, before 6th April 1979 and the period in respectof which payment of the allowance is to relate begins on or after 6th April 1979 ... ... ... ... }
(b)if—
(i)on the relevant date the member was under the age of 45; or }
£276 per annum
£5.30 per week
(ii)on the relevant date the member was under the age of 50 and had not attained the age of 65, in the case of the member being a man, or 60, in the case of the member being a woman, before 6th April 1979 and the period in respect of which payment of the allowanceis to relate begins on or after 6th April 1979 ... ... ... ... }
(c)if heads (a) and (b) do not apply, and on the relevant date the member was a man under the age of 60 or a woman under the age of 55 ... ... ... ...
£138 per annum
£2.65 per week
8. Comforts allowance—
(a)under article 20(1)(a) ... ... ... ...
£579 per annum
£11.10 per week
(b)under article 20(1)(b) ... ... ... ...
£289 per annum
£5.55 per week
9. Allowance for lowered standard of occupation under article 21 ... ... ... ...
£1345 per annum (maximum)
£25.80 per week (maximum)
10. Age allowance under article 22 where the degree of pensioned disablement is—
(a)40 to 50 per cent. ... ... ... ...
£235 per annum
£4.50 per week
(b)over 50 per cent., but not exceeding 70 per cent. ... ... ... ...
£365 per annum
£7.00 per week
(c)over 70 per cent., but not exceeding 90 per cent. ... ... ... ...
£524 per annum
£10.05 per week
(d)over 90 per cent. ... ... ... ...
£730 per annum
£14.00 per week
11. Treatment allowances—
increase of personal allowance under article 23(3) ... ... ... ...
£730 per annum (maximum)
£14.00 per week (maximum)
12. Part-time treatment allowance under article 25 ... ... ... ...
£25.40 per day (maximum)
£25.40 per day (maximum)
13. Mobility supplement under article 26A ... ... ... ...
£24.55 per week
£24.55 per week
Article 3(2)(a)
SCHEDULE 6Table to be substituted for Table 1A of Part II of Schedule 2 to the principal Order
Table 1: Yearly Rates of Pensions for Widows of Officers
A.—Pensions other than pensions awarded under article 11(1) or (2) of the 1921 (Officers) Order or article 11(1) of the 1921 (Warrant Officers) Order, of the 1920 Warrant or of the 1921 Order
Group
Rate
Rate
(1)
(2)
(3)
£
£
1
} 2677
} 2677
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
949
9
846
10
744
11
659
Article 3(2)(d)
SCHEDULE 7Table to be substituted for Table 5 of Part II of Schedule 2 to the principal Order
Table 5: Maximum Yearly Rates of Pension for Relatives of 1914 World War Officers
Group
Rate
(1)
(2)
£
1
} 2677
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
949
9
846
10
744
11
659
Article 3(2)(e)
SCHEDULE 8Part to be substituted for Part III of Schedule 2 to the principal Order
PART IIIRATES OF PENSIONS, OTHER THAN WIDOWS' PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES, PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF DEATH
Description of Pension of Allowance
Rate
Groups 1—11
Groups 12—17
1. Pension under article 30 to unmarried dependant who lived as a spouse ... ... ... ...
£2571 per annum (maximum)
£49.30 per week (maximum)
2. Rent allowance under article 31 ... ... ... ...
£19.55 per week (maximum)
£19.55 per week (maximum)
3. Allowance under article 32 to elderly widow or widower or unmarried dependant who lived as a spouse—
(a)if age 65 but under 70 ... ... ... ...
£287 per annum
£5.50 per week
(b)if age 70 but under 80 ... ... ... ...
£574 per annum
£11.00 per week
(c)if age 80 or over ... ... ... ...
£722 per annum
£13.85 per week
4. Pension to widower under article 34 ... ... ... ...
£3287 per annum (maximum)
£51.35 per week (maximum)
5. Allowances in respect of children—
(a)under article 35(1) in respect of each child ... ... ... ...
£605 per annum
£11.60 per week
(b)under article 35(3) ... ... ... ...
£662 per annum
£12.70 per week
6. Pension under article 36 to a motherless or fatherless child of a member ... ... ... ...
£662 per annum
£12.70 per week
7. Pension or allowance under article 37(3) to or in respect of a child over the age limit
£2060 per annum (maximum)
£39.50 per week (maximum)
8. Education allowance under article 38 ... ... ... ...
£120 per annum (maximum)
£120 per annum (maximum)
9. Pensions to parents—
(a)minimum rate under article 40(3) ... ... ... ...
£15 per annum
£0.25 per week
(b)under paragraphs (a) and (b) of article 40(3)—
(i)where there is only one eligible parent ... ... ... ...
(i)Groups 1—10 £75 per annum (maximum)
(ii)Group 11 £60 per annum (maximum)
£1.00 per week (maximum)
(ii)where there is more than one eligible parent ... ... ... ...
(i)Groups 1—10 £100 per annum (maximum)
(ii)Group 11 £85 per annum (maximum)
£1.38 per week (maximum)
(c)increase under article 40(3)(c) ... ... ... ...
£20 per annum (maximum)
(i)where there is only one eligible parent—£0.38 per week (maximum)
(ii)where there is more than one eligible parent —£0.62 per week (maximum)
(d)under paragraph (d) of article 40(4) ... ... ... ...
—
£1.00 per week (maximum)
10. Pensions to other dependants—
(a)under article 41(2) ... ... ... ...
£54 per annum (maximum)
£1.00 per week (maximum)
(b)for each juvenile dependant under article 41(3) ... ... ... ...
(i)Groups 1—10 £26 per annum (maximum)
(ii)Group 11 £20 per annum (maximum)
£0.30 per week (maximum)
(c)aggregate rate under article 41(3) ... ... ... ...
(i)Groups 1—10 £75 per annum (maximum)
(ii)Group 11 £65 per annum (maximum)
£1.00 per week (maximum)
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which takes effect from 6th April 1987, further amends the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 (“the principal Order”) which makes provision for pensions and other awards in respect of disablement or death due to service in the naval, military and air forces during the 1914 World War and after 2nd September 1939.
Article 2 of this Order raises the maximum amount of annual earnings which may be received by a disabled person while he is deemed to be unemployable for the purposes of unemployability allowances under article 18 of the principal Order and article 3(1) and (2) substitutes Schedules in the principal Order thereby varying the rates of retired pay, pensions, gratuities and allowances in respect of disablement or death due to service in the armed forces.
(1)
S.I. 1983/883, as amended by S.I. 1983/1116, 1521, 1984/1154, 1687, 1985/1201, 1986/592.
(2)
1977 c. 5.
