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Provide for equal treatment of forces widows’ pensions in respect of |
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retirement from military service for the periods before 1973 and between 1973 |
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and 2005; and for connected puposes. |
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Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and |
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consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present |
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Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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(1) | The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the date on which this Act is |
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passed, make regulations relating to armed forces pensions in accordance with |
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(2) | Regulations made under this section must provide for pensions paid to |
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surviving spouses and civil partners of deceased armed forces personnel who |
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(a) | before 31 March 1973, and |
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(b) | between 31 March 1973 and 6 April 2005, |
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(3) | For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Act shall affect the provision of |
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pensions under the Armed Forces Pension Scheme Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/438). |
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(1) | Regulations made under section 1 shall be made by statutory instrument which |
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shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of |
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(2) | Regulations under this Act may make— |
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(a) | any supplementary, incidental or consequential provision, |
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(b) | any transitory, transitional or saving provision, |
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| which the Secretary of State considers necessary or expedient for the purposes |
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of, in consequence of or for giving full effect to the provisions of this Act. |
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(3) | The provisions which may be made under subsection (2) includes provision |
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amending or repealing any enactment or instrument. |
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There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament— |
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(a) | any sums to be paid by the Secretary of State for or in connection with the |
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carrying out of his functions under this Act; and |
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(b) | any increase attributable to this Act in the sums which are payable out of |
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money so provided under any other Act. |
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“armed forces” means the naval, military or air forces of the Crown, but |
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“reserve forces” has the same meaning as in the Reserve Forces Act 1996 |
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This Act may be cited as the Forces Widows’ Pensions (Equality of Treatment) |
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