The Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 (Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme) (Rights of Appeal) Regulations 2011

Statutory Instruments

2011 No. 1240

Pensions

The Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 (Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme) (Rights of Appeal) Regulations 2011

Made

9th May 2011

Coming into force

9th May 2011

The Secretary of State(1), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5A(2) of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943(2), makes the following Regulations—

In accordance with section 11A(5)(a) of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943(3), a draft of this instrument was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(1)

The functions of the Minister referred to in section 5A of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 were transferred to the Secretary of State for Social Services by the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act (Modification) Order 1981, S.I. 1981/1541. The functions of the Secretary of State for Social Services were transferred to the Secretary of State for Social Security by the Transfer of Functions (Health and Social Security) Order 1988, S.I. 1988/1843, article 3. The functions of the Secretary of State for Social Security were transferred to the Secretary of State by the Transfer of Functions (War Pensions etc.) Order 2001, S.I. 2001/3506, article 2(a).

(2)

1943 c. 39. Section 5A was inserted by the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), section 57. The section was amended by the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 (c. 32), section 5, Schedule 1 and section 7, Schedule 3. The section was also amended by the Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008, S.I. 2008/2833, article 9, Schedule 3.

(3)

Section 11A was inserted by the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 (c. 32), section 5, Schedule 1, paragraph 6.