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Statutory Instruments

1993 No. 597

PENSIONS

The Home Guard (Amendment) Order 1993

Made

10th March 1993

Laid before Parliament

22nd March 1993

Coming into force

1st April 1993

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of March 1993

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

WHEREAS Her Majesty deems it expedient to amend the Royal Warrant of 21st December 1964(1) and the Order of Her Majesty of 22nd December 1964(2), concerning pensions and other grants in respect of disablement or death due to service in the Home Guard(3) and to do so by Order in Council in accordance with section 12(1) and (3) of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977(4):

NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 12(1) and (3) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Home Guard (Amendment) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 1st April 1993.

Amendment of article 1(6) of the Royal Warrant dated 21st December 1964

2. In article 1(6) of the Royal Warrant dated 21st December 1964 (definition of "public funds"), for the words "the Abolition of Domestic Rates etc. (Scotland) Act 1987" there shall be substituted the words "the Local Government Finance Act 1992(5)".

Amendment of article 1(6) of the Order by Her Majesty dated 22nd December 1964

3. In article 1(6) of the Order dated 22nd December 1964 (definition of "public funds"), for the words "the Abolition of Domestic Rates etc. (Scotland) Act 1987" there shall be substituted the words "the Local Government Finance Act 1992(6)".

N. H. Nicholls

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Royal Warrant of 21st December 1964 and the Order of Her Majesty of 22nd December 1964 which make provisions relating to the payment of pensions and other grants in respect of disablement and death due to service in the Home Guard. The amendments are consequential upon the introduction of council tax and the abolition of the community charge on 1st April 1993.

(1)

Cmnd.2563; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1989/1335.

(2)

Cmnd.2564; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1989/1335.

(3)

See section 1(2) of the Home Guard Act 1951 (c. 8). Members of the Home Guard are members of the armed forces of the Crown.


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