The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011

Decisions U.K.

51.—(1) The Secretary of State is to determine any claim for benefit and any question arising out of the claim.

(2) The Secretary of State is to give reasons for the decision.

(3) The decision and the reasons for the decision must—

(a) be in writing;

(b) be given or sent to the claimant; and

(c) inform the claimant of any right that the claimant may have—

(i) to a reconsideration of the decision under article 53; and

(ii) to appeal that decision to the appropriate tribunal under section 5A(1) of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 M1 .

Marginal Citations

M1 1943 c. 39, section 5A(1) was amended by the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 (c. 32), section 5 and Schedule 1, paragraph 2(2).