1985 No. 722
The Motor Vehicles (Exemption From Vehicles Excise Duty) Order 1985
Made
Coming into force in accordance with Article 4
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the power conferred by section 7(2A) and (2B) of the Vehicles (Excise) Act 19711 hereby makes the following Order:—
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This Order may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Exemption from Vehicles Excise Duty) Order 1985.
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In this Order
“army inter-war pensioners” means former members of Her Majesty's military forces in receipt of a disability pension paid by the Secretary of State for Defence on account of disability attributable to injury sustained after 30th September 1921 but before 3rd September 1939.
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The following payments are hereby specified pursuant to section 7(2A) of the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 as payments included within the meaning of the expression ‘mobility supplement’ for the purposes of section 7(2) of the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971, being payments appearing to the Secretary of State to be of a similar kind to those specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of the said section 7(2A):
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mobility supplement paid under the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions (Disablement Awards) Order 1984 or under the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions (Disablement Awards) (No. 2) Order 1984;
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mobility supplement paid under Queen's Regulations for the Royal Air Force; and
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supplementary allowance paid under Royal Warrant dated 30th December 1949 to army inter-war pensioners equivalent to the mobility supplement provided for by Article 26A of the Naval Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 19832.
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This Order is deemed to have come into force on 21st November 1983.