Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004

7 (1) Section 12 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) in the definition of “the Minister”, after “means” there is inserted “(subject to subsection (1A) below)”;

(b) the following definitions are inserted at the appropriate places—

““Chief Commissioner” means the Chief Social Security Commissioner appointed under the Social Security Act 1998 or the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;”;

““Commissioner” means a Great Britain Social Security Commissioner or a Northern Ireland Social Security Commissioner, and includes a tribunal of Commissioners constituted under section 6D(5) of this Act;”;

““Great Britain Social Security Commissioner” means the Chief Social Security Commissioner or any other Social Security Commissioner appointed under the Social Security Act 1998;”;

““Northern Ireland Social Security Commissioner” means the Chief Social Security Commissioner or any other Social Security Commissioner appointed under the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;”.

(3) After that subsection there is inserted—

“(1A) In relation to a claim under a scheme mentioned in section 1(2) of the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 (compensation schemes for armed and reserve forces), references in this Act to the Minister shall be read as references to the person administering the scheme.”