An Act to make provision with respect to the administrative expenses of the Statutory Committee and of Local and District Committees under the Naval and Military War Pensions, &c. Act, 1915; and for certain other purposes connected with Pensions and Allowances.
[17th May 1917]
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C1Functions of Statutory Committee now exercisable as to certain functions by Special Grants Committee and as to the remaining functions by Secretary of State: Naval and Military War Pensions &c. (Transfer of Powers) Act 1917 (c. 37), ss. 1, 3(1), S.I. 1953/1198 (1953 I, p. 1228), Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (c. 20), s. 2 and S.I. 1968/1699
C2Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3
C3A dagger appended to a marginal note means that it is no longer accurate
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F1Ss. 1, 9 repealed by War Pensions (Administrative Provisions) Act 1918 (c. 57), Sch.
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F2Ss. 2, 7 repealed by Naval and Military War Pensions &c. (Transfer of Powers) Act 1917 (c. 37), Sch.
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F3Ss. 3, 4, 10(3) repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)
Where any fund has been raised by voluntary contributions for the purpose of providing assistance in some specific form to disabled officers or men, or to the wives,[F4civil partners,] widows,[F5surviving civil partners,] children, or dependants of officers or men, and provision has been made for such assistance out of public moneys, the Minister of Pensions may, on the application of the trustees or managing body of the fund, after taking such steps as he thinks desirable for ascertaining the wishes of subscribers, make with the concurrence of such trustees or managing body an order authorising the fund to be applied to such other purposes for the benefit of disabled officers or men or the wives,[F4civil partners,] widows,[F5surviving civil partners, ] children or dependants of officers or men as may be specified in the order, and on the making of any such order the fund may be applied accordingly.
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F4Words in s. 5 inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(8)(a), Sch. 26 para. 9(1)(a); S.I. 2005/3175, Sch. 1
F5Words in s. 5 inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(8)(a), Sch. 26 para. 9(1)(b); S.I. 2005/3175, Sch. 1
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C4S. 5 extended by S.R. & O. 1918/548 (Rev. 1, p. 896: 1918 I, p. 50)
C5Functions of Minister of Pensions now exercisable by Secretary of State: S.I. 1953/1198 (1953 I, p. 1228), Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (c. 20), s. 2 and S.I. 1968/1699
It shall be lawful for the Minister of Pensions to accept any gift of money or securities, by will or otherwise, to be applied wholly or mainly for the purpose of assisting disabled officers and men after they have left naval or military service, and the widows,[F6surviving civil partners,] children, and other dependants of deceased officers and men, and subject to any trust affecting any such gift to administer the same under such conditions as the Minister may think fit.
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F6Words in s. 6 inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(8)(a), Sch. 26 para. 9(2); S.I. 2005/3175, Sch. 1
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C6S. 6 extended by S.R. & O. 1918/548 (Rev. 1, p. 896: 1918 I, p. 50)
C7Functions of Minister of Pensions now exercisable by Secretary of State: S.I. 1953/1198 (1953 I, p. 1228), Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (c. 20), s. 2 and S.I. 1968/1699
It shall be a function of the Secretary of State to make provision for the care of disabled officers and men and disabled nurses after they have left naval, military or air force service, including provision for their health.]
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F7S. 6A inserted (21.7.2008) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 (c. 12), Sch. 2 para. 5
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F8Ss. 2, 7 repealed by Naval and Military War Pensions &c. (Transfer of Powers) Act 1917 (c. 37), Sch.
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F10Ss. 1, 9 repealed by War Pensions (Administrative Provisions) Act 1918 (c. 57), Sch.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Naval and Military War Pensions, &c. (Administrative Expenses) Act, 1917, and the M1Naval and Military War Pensions, &c. Acts, 1915 and M21916, the Ministry of Pensions Act, 1916, so far as it relates to the Statutory Committee, and this Act may be cited together as the Naval and Military War Pensions, &c. Acts, 1915 to 1917.
(2)This Act shall be construed as one with the principal Act.
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F11Ss. 3, 4, 10(3) repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)
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C8A dagger appended to a marginal note means that it is no longer accurate
C9 “the principal Act” means Naval and Military War Pensions &c. Act 1915 (c. 83)
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