Naval and Military War Pensions, &c., Act 1915

4 Functions of local committees.

The functions of local committees shall he—

(a) to inquire into any case referred to them by the Statutory Committee, and to report to the Statutory Committee their advice and recommendations with respect thereto ;

(b) to collect and furnish to the Statutory Committee such information as may he required by the Statutory Committee with respect to any matter, and to furnish applicants for pensions or grants or separation allowances with information and advice, especially in the event of payment being unduly delayed;

(c) to distribute any supplementary grants made by the Statutory Committee, the distribution of which has been delegated to, the local committee ;

(d) out of any funds at their disposal for the purpose, to make contributions towards the funds administered by the Statutory Committee, to increase pensions, grants, and separation allowances and to make grants or allowances where no pensions, grants, or separation allowances are otherwise payable ;

(e) out of funds at their disposal, to make advances on account of pensions or grants or separation allowances due to any persons out of public funds during any interval before the payment thereof actually commences, or during which the payment thereof has been accidentally interrupted ;

(f) to make provision, subject to the approval of the Statutory Committee, for the care of disabled officers and men after they have left the service, including provision for their health, training,- and employment;

(g) to solicit and receive from the public contributions towards any such purposes as aforesaid.