2002 No. 671
PENSIONS

The Pensions (Polish Forces) Scheme (Extension) Order 2002

Made
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Defence, with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Polish Resettlement Act 19471 and now vested in him2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, interpretation and commencement1.

This Order, which may be cited as the Pensions (Polish Forces) Scheme (Extension) Order 2002 shall be read as one with the Pensions (Polish Forces) Scheme 19643, (hereinafter referred to as “the Scheme”) and shall come into force on 27th March 2002.

Extension of the Scheme2.

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 2002 is hereby specified, and accordingly payments under the Scheme shall be limited to such as fall due for payment before 27th March 2007.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Defence.

Lewis Moonie
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Ministry of Defence

We consent

Nick Ainger
Tony McNulty
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
(This note is not part of the Order)

The Pension (Polish Forces) Scheme, which makes provision for payment of pensions to former members of the Polish Forces who served under British command during World War II, or in the Polish Resettlement Forces, is of limited duration because it was originally envisaged that the Polish Government would at some time assume responsibility for payment of the pensions. This still remains unlikely and the present Scheme, which expires on 26th March 2002, is extended by this Extension Order for a further period of five years from 27th March 2002 to 26th March 2007.

This Order does not impose any costs on business.