This Act may be cited as the War Pensions (Administrative Provisions) Act, 1918, and the Naval and Military War. Pensions, &c. Acts, 1915 to 1917, the Naval and Military War Pensions, &c. (Transfer of Powers) Act, 1917, the Naval and Military War Pensions, &c. (Committees) Act, 1917, and this Act may be cited together as the War Pensions Acts, 1915 to 1918.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

• The expression " prescribed " means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;

• The expression " Minister " means the Minister of Pensions, and the expression " Ministry " means Ministry of Pensions;

• The expression " pension " does not include a service pension;

• The expression " committee " means any committee established or appointed under the principal Act, including a sub-committee, and the expression " sub-committee " includes a district committee.

This Act shall be construed as one with the principal Act, and, unless the context otherwise requires, any references in this Act to the principal Act, or to any provision of the principal Act which has been amended by any other enactment or is amended by this Act, shall be construed as references to the principal Act or that provision as amended by any other enactment or by this Act.

The enactments mentioned in the Schedule to this Act are, except so far as relates to the administrative expenses of committees incurred before the first day of January, nineteen hundred and nineteen, hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.