Claims by pensioner members relating to contraventions of terms as to treatment
15.—(1) In the case of a claim that—
(a)is in respect of a contravention of a pension-related term of service that relates to the terms on which members of the scheme are treated, and
(b)is made by a pensioner member,
section 6A of the Equal Pay Act shall have effect as if it were further modified so that in subsection (9), after “A woman” there were inserted “who is a pensioner member”, and after subsection (9) there were inserted the following subsections—
“(9A) Where a court or industrial tribunal awards a payment by way of arrears of benefits or damages, the employer shall provide any such resources to the armed forces scheme as are specified in subsection (9B).
(9B) The resources referred to in subsection (9A) are such additional resources, if any, as may be necessary for the scheme to secure to the pensioner member the payment of the amount awarded, without contribution or further contribution by the pensioner member or by other members of the scheme.”.