The Pensions (Polish Forces) Scheme 1964 No. 2007

SCHEDULE 2

The provisions of the Royal Warrant shall be modified for the purposes of their application to members of the Polish forces in the following respects:—

(i)

Articles 1(18), 1(19), 1(21), 1(24), 1(27), 1(28), 1(30), 1(34), 1(35), 1(36), 2(4)(a), 2(4)(b) proviso, 4, 5, 7(2)(b) and (d), 7(3), 7(5), 7(6), 7(7), 8(3), 13, 34, 38, 40(4)(a)(ii), 41(3)(a)(ii), 58, 67(4) and 71, Part V and Schedule 9, and, except in Article 12(6), any provision in so far as it relates to the husband of a woman member of the military forces, shall be deleted;

(ii)

in Article 12(6) the words from “unless the conditions” to the end of the paragraph shall be deleted;

(iii)

in Article 35(2) the words from “unless the conditions” to the end of the paragraph shall be deleted;

(iv)

in Article 35(3)(b) the words from “being a father” to the end of the sub-paragraph shall be deleted;

(v)

in Article 40(2) the words “or widower” shall be deleted;

(vi)

for the words and phrases set out in column (1) of the following Table there shall be substituted the words and phrases set out in column (2) of that Table;

TABLE

Words and phrases in Royal Warrant	Substitution for application to members of the Polish forces
(1)	(2)
Member of the military forces	Member of the Polish forces.
Officer	Officer as defined in this Scheme.
Soldier	Soldier as defined in this Scheme.
Rank	Equivalent British rank or status as defined in this Scheme.
Service	Service as defined in this Scheme.
Termination of service (in Article 1(32))	Termination of paid service.
Substantive rank (in Article 7(2)(a))	Substantive or war substantive rank.
Pensioned widower (in Article 36)	Widower.
Our Navy, Army or Air Force (in Article 59(1))	Any naval, military or air force.

(vii)

any reference to retired pay shall be construed as a reference to pension;

(viii)

for the purposes of their application to an officer whose equivalent British rank is that of warrant officer (Royal Navy) or midshipman—

(a)

Articles 10, 11, 27 and 28 shall have effect as if in Schedule 2 Table 1, Schedule 3 Table 2A, Schedule 4 Table 1 and Schedule 5 there were included the rates of retired pay, pensions or gratuities, as the case may be, appropriate to a warrant officer or midshipman specified in the corresponding Table in Schedules 2, 3, 4 and 5 to the Order in Council of 25th September 1964, as for the time being in force (hereinafter referred to as “the Order in Council”);

(b)

Articles 35, 36, 40 and 41 shall have effect as if in paragraphs 5(a), 5(b), 6, 9(b), 10(b) and 10(c) of Schedule 7 there were included the rates of allowances appropriate to a warrant officer specified in the corresponding paragraphs of Schedule 7 to the Order in Council.