Textual Amendments
F2Arts. 15A, 15B inserted (8.2.2008) by The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/39), arts. 1(1), 8
13. In Part III—
(a) subject to paragraph (c), “first injury” means, in a case where more than one injury is sustained in one incident, the injury in relation to which the highest amount specified in column (b) of Table 10 is payable and “second injury” and “third injury” shall be construed accordingly;
(b)[M1subject to article 15B(6)] any reference to an amount specified in column (b) of Table 10 means the amount specified in that column on the day on which—
(i)a claim for benefit is determined under article 43,
(ii)a final award is made under article 44
(iii)a decision of the Secretary of State is revised under article 45, 47, 48 or 49
(iv)a decision relating to benefit is revised by a Pension Appeal Tribunal, an appropriate Social Security Commissioner M2 or a court
as the case may be.
[F3(c)in a case where more than one injury is sustained in one incident and where article 18 or 19 applies to one or more of the injuries sustained in that incident, for the purposes of the calculation at article 15(2), “first injury” means the injury which would attract the highest relevant amount as described in article 14 and “second injury” and “third injury” shall be construed accordingly.]
Textual Amendments
F3Art. 13(c) inserted (30.6.2006) by The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1438), arts. 1(2), 6(2)
Marginal Citations
M1Words in art. 13(b) inserted (8.2.2008) by The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/39), arts. 1(1), 5
M2See section 6A(9) of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 (c. 39) inserted by the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 (c. 32), section 5 and Schedule 1, paragraph 4.