Amendment of article 1(3) of the Order by Her Majesty dated 22nd December 1964

3.  Article 1(3) of the Order dated 22nd December 1964 (definition of “injury”), shall be deleted and there shall be substituted the following definition—

“(3) “injury” includes wound or disease but excludes any injury due to—

(a) the use or effects of tobacco; or

(b) the consumption of alcohol;

except that paragraph (a), in so far as it relates to the use of tobacco, and paragraph (b) above shall not apply where the person suffers from a mental condition which is attributable to service if—

(i) the degree of disablement in respect of that condition has been assessed at 50 per cent or more; and

(ii) he started or continued to use tobacco or to consume or continue to consume alcohol due to that condition:”.