The Armed Forces Redundancy Scheme 2006, the Armed Forces Redundancy Etc. Schemes 2010 and the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2005 (Amendment) Order 2011

AMENDMENT OF THE ARMED FORCES REDUNDANCY ETC. SCHEMES (NO. 2) ORDER 2010

Amendment of the Armed Forces (Redundancy, Resettlement and Gratuity Earnings Schemes) (No.2) Order 2010

3.  The Armed Forces (Redundancy, Resettlement and Gratuity Earnings Schemes) (No.2) Order 2010(1) is amended as set out in this Part and references to articles are references to articles of that Order.

Amendment of article 6 (redundancy reckonable service)

4.—(1) In paragraph (1) of article 6(2)—

(a) omit “Subject to article 16”;

(b) for “redundancy reckonable service” substitute “Redundancy reckonable service”; and

(c) for “whether current or previous service” substitute “whether current or previous aggregated service” .

(2) In article 6(5), for the definition of “previous service” substitute—

““previous aggregated service” means a period of service as a member of the armed forces which terminated before current service began and which has been aggregated with the member’s current service under rule G.3, G.4 or G.5 of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975(3).”.

Amendment of articles 11, 12 and 13 (concerning amount of payment under article 10)

5.  In articles 11, 12 and 13, for “articles 14 to 16” substitute “articles 14 to 15”.

Revocation of article 16 (effect of award under article 10 on later award)

6.  Article 16 is revoked.

Amendment of article 29 (resettlement commutation)

7.  In article 29, omit paragraph (4).

Amendment of article 35 (entitlement to resettlement grants)

8.  In article 35(1)(a), for “is” substitute “was, immediately before ceasing service,”.

(1)

S.I. 2010/832 as amended by S.I. 2011/208.

(2)

Article 6 was amended by S.I. 2011/208.

(3)

The Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975 is set out in three prerogative instruments, namely the Naval and Marine Pensions (Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975 and Attributable Benefits Scheme) Order 2010, the Army Pensions (Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975 and Attributable Benefits Scheme) Royal Warrant, and the Air Force (Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975 and Attributable Benefits Scheme) Order 2010, made on 15 December 2010.