Statutory Instruments

1993 No. 692

PENSIONS

The War Pensions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 1993

Made

11th March 1993

Coming into force

1st April 1993

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(3) of the Pensions (Navy, Army, Air Force and Mercantile Marine) Act 1939(1) and now vested in him(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the War Pensions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 1st April 1993.

War Pensions (Naval Auxiliary Personnel) Scheme 1964

2. In article 2(9) of the War Pensions (Naval Auxiliary Personnel) Scheme 1964(3) (definition of "public funds"), for the words "the Abolition of Domestic Rates etc. (Scotland) Act 1987" there shall be substituted the words "the Local Government Finance Act 1992(4)".

War Pensions (Mercantile Marine) Scheme 1964

3. In article 2(26) of the War Pensions (Mercantile Marine) Scheme 1964(5) (definition of "public funds"), for the words "the Abolition of Domestic Rates etc. (Scotland) Act 1987" there shall be substituted the words "the Local Government Finance Act 1992".

War Pensions (Coastguards) Scheme 1944

4. In article 1(10) of the War Pensions (Coastguards) Scheme 1944(6) (definition of "public funds"), for the words "the Abolition of Domestic Rates etc. (Scotland) Act 1987" there shall be substituted the words "the Local Government Finance Act 1992".

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Henley

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Social Security

11th March 1993

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes amendments to various war pensions schemes consequential upon the abolition of community charge and the introduction of council tax on 1st April 1993.

(1)

1939 c. 83.

(2)

See Transfer of Functions (Ministry of Pensions) Order 1953 (S.I. 1953/1198), article 2; Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (c. 20), section 2; Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968 (S.I. 1968/1699), article 2; Transfer of Functions (Health and Social Security) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1843), article 3.

(3)

S.I. 1964/1985, relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1989/540.

(4)

1992 c. 14.

(5)

S.I. 1964/2058, relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1989/540.

(6)

S.I. 1944/500, relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1989/540.

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