Statutory Instruments
PENSIONS
Made
17th February 1992
Coming into force
27th March 1992
1. This Order, which may be cited as the Pensions (Polish Forces) Scheme (Extension) Order 1992, shall be read as one with the Pensions (Polish Forces) Scheme 1964(3), (hereinafter referred to as “the Scheme”) and shall come into force on 27th March 1992.
2. For the purposes of Article 14(1) of the Scheme (duration of the Scheme) the extended period of five years from and including 27th March 1992 is hereby specified, and accordingly payments under the Scheme shall be limited to such as fall due for payment before 27th March 1997.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Henley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
11th February 1992
We consent,
Gregory Knight
Nicholas Baker
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
17th February 1992
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Pensions (Polish Forces) Scheme 1964 makes provision for the payment of war pensions and allowances to certain members of the Polish Forces, their widows and dependants. This Order extends the life of the Scheme, which would otherwise expire on 26th March 1992, until 26thMarch 1997.
See Transfer of Functions (Ministry of Pensions) Order 1953 (S.I.1953/1198), article 2; Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (c. 20), section 2; Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968 (S.I.1968/1699), article 2; Transfer of Functions (Health and Social Security) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1843), article 3.