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Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 262
Pensions
The Armed Forces (Pensions)(Prescribed Modification) Order 2009
Made
11th February 2009
Laid before Parliament
12th February 2009
Coming into force
6th March 2009
The Secretary of State for Defence, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 3(3) of the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004( 1 ), makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Armed Forces (Pensions)(Prescribed Modification) Order 2009 and comes into force on 6th March 2009.
(2) In this Order—
“final pensionable earnings” has the meaning given in rule A.4 of the Scheme; and
“the Scheme” means the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2005 established by the Armed Forces Pension Scheme Order 2005( 2 ) and set out in Schedule 1 to that Order.
Modification of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2005
2. For the purposes of section 3(1)(b) of the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004, the prescribed manner of the exercise of the power to modify a pension scheme established under section 1(1) of that Act is any modification to the way that adjustments for inflation are calculated for the purposes of—
(a) determining final pensionable earnings;
(b) increasing pensions.
Kevan Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Defence
11th February 2009
S.I. 2005/438 , amended by S.I. 2006/717 , 2007/2608 and 2008/229 .