Amendments to the Claims and Payments Regulations

13.  In regulation 2(1)—

(a) in the definition of “appropriate office”(1) add at the end “or, in the case of a Crown servant posted overseas or his partner, a Regimental Administrative Office, Unit Personnel Office, Personnel Management Squadron Office, British Embassy, High Commission or Consulate.”;

(b) after the definition of “Contributions and Benefits Act”(2) insert the following definition—

““Crown servant posted overseas” means a person performing the duties of any office or employment under the Crown in right of the United Kingdom who is, or was prior to his posting, ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom;”.

(1)

The definition of “appropriate office” was amended by regulation 2(2)(a)(i) of S.I. 1996/1460 and regulation 3(b) of S.I. 1999/2572.

(2)

Inserted by regulation 9(2) of S.I. 2000/1483.