PART IIAWARDS IN RESPECT OF DISABLEMENT
Age allowance16
1
Where a member of the armed forces who is in receipt of retired pay or a pension in respect of disablement the degree of which is 40 per cent or over has attained the age of 65 years, he shall be awarded an age allowance at the appropriate rate specified in paragraph 9 of Part IV of Schedule 1.
2
Where a member who is in receipt of retired pay or a pension under this Order is also in receipt of—
a
retired pay or a pension payable out of monies provided by Parliament under any other Order in Council or any Royal Warrant, Order or Scheme administered by the Secretary of State; or
b
any payment analogous to the retired pay or pension referred to in paragraph(a) made by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury
an allowance under this Order may, subject to paragraph (3), be awarded at a rate appropriate to the degree of disablement which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, represents the combined effect of all the disablements for which a payment or pension referred to in this paragraph are payable.
3
Paragraph (2) does not apply unless—
a
it is to the member's advantage; and
b
it does not result in an allowance awarded by virtue of this paragraph and an age allowance awarded under any other Order in Council, Royal Warrant, Order or Scheme being payable for the same period.