Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 267
Pensions
The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2022
Made
8th March 2022
Laid before Parliament
17th March 2022
Coming into force
11th April 2022
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(2) of the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2022 and comes into force on 11th April 2022.
Amendment of the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011
2.The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011( 2 ) is amended in accordance with articles 3 to 5.
Amendment of article 24A
3. In article 24A (award of armed forces independence payment)( 3 ), in paragraph (3), for “£152.15” substitute “£156.90” .
Amendment of article 24D
4. In article 24D (payment of armed forces independence payment in respect of Motability)( 4 ), in paragraph (2), for “£62.55” substitute “£64.50” .
Amendment of Schedule 3
5. —(1)Schedule 3 (the tariff and supplementary awards), Part 1 (descriptors, tariff levels and amounts – “the tariff”) is amended as follows.
(2) In Table 1 (burns)( 5 ) for the entry in column (b) (description of injury and its effects (“descriptor”)) in respect of item 9, after “4.5” insert “%” .
(3) In Table 9 (musculoskeletal disorders)( 6 ) for the entry in column (b) (description of injury and its effects (“descriptor”)) in respect of item 16D, after “shoulder” insert “, elbow” .
Leo Doherty
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Defence
8th March 2022
Article 24A was inserted by S.I. 2013/436 and amended by S.I. 2021/285 . There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
Article 24D was inserted by S.I. 2013/436 and amended by S.I. 2021/285 . There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
Table 1 was substituted by S.I. 2014/412 .
Table 9 was amended by S.I. 2019/440 . There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.