The War Pensions (Mercantile Marine) Scheme 1964

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I CITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Definitions

    3. 3.Interpretation

  3. PART II PERSONS TO WHOM THIS SCHEME APPLIES

    1. 4.Members of the Merchant Navy and the sea fishing service

    2. 5.Members of the pilotage and light vessel services

    3. 6.Salvage workers

  4. PART III RANKS

    1. 7.Equivalent naval ranks

    2. 8.Ranks of member of the Merchant Navy and the sea fishing service

    3. 9.Ranks of pilots and apprentice pilots

    4. 10.Ranks of masters and members of the crews of pilot boats

    5. 11.Ranks of members of the light vessel service

    6. 12.Ranks of salvage workers

    7. 13.Ranks of women

    8. 14.Adjustment of ranks

    9. 15.Cases where disablement or death is due to more than one cause

  5. PART IV APPLICATION AND MODIFICATION OF THE NAVAL ORDER

    1. 16.Interpretation of Part IV, Schedule 6 and the Naval Order

    2. 17.Application of the Naval Order

    3. 18.Persons previously disabled

    4. 19.Funeral grants

    5. 20.Awards on death

  6. PART V MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. 21.Prevention of double payments

    2. 22.Modification of awards in certain cases

    3. 23.Enemy subjects and persons resident in enemy occupied territory

    4. 24.Power to award lump sum payments

    5. 25.Invalidity of assignments

    6. 26.Determination of medical questions

    7. 27.Declarations and certificates

    8. 28.Administration of Scheme

    9. 29.Revocation of previous Schemes and transitional provisions

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      WAR INJURIES AND WAR RISK INJURIES

      1. 1.A war injury is a physical injury—

      2. 2.A war risk injury is a physical injury sustained on...

      3. 3.For the purposes of paragraph 2 of this Schedule, an...

      4. 4.In this Schedule— (a) the expression “navigational light” means a...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      QUALIFYING INJURIES AND DETENTION COVERED BY THE SCHEME

      1. PART I QUALIFYING INJURIES SUSTAINED, OR DETENTION SUFFERED, BY REASON OF SERVICE AS A MARINER IN A BRITISH SHIP

        1. The cases in which a person who has sustained a...

      2. PART II QUALIFYING INJURIES SUSTAINED, OR DETENTION SUFFERED, BY REASON OF SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE PILOTAGE OR LIGHT VESSEL SERVICE

        1. 1.The cases in which a pilot or apprentice pilot who...

        2. 2.The cases in which the master or a member of...

      3. PART III QUALIFYING INJURIES SUSTAINED, OR DETENTION SUFFERED, BY REASON OF SERVICE AS A SALVAGE WORKER

        1. The cases in which a salvage worker who has sustained...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      EQUIVALENT NAVAL RANKS OF MEMBERS OF THE MERCHANT NAVY AND THE SEA FISHING SERVICE

      1. For the purposes of this Schedule— a British ship (not...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      EQUIVALENT NAVAL RANKS OF MEMBERS OF THE LIGHT VESSEL SERVICE

      1. In this Schedule “certificated” , in relation to the service...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      EQUIVALENT NAVAL RANKS OF SALVAGE WORKERS

      1. In this Schedule “certificated” means:— (a) in relation to the...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      1. The provisions of the Naval Order shall be modified for...

  9. Explanatory Note