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(1) This Order may be cited as the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Modification of Enactments and other Instruments) Order 1978 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1979, immediately after the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1978 has come into operation.
(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
 “the Act” means the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977;
 “the Consolidation” means the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1978;
 “the Pre-Consolidation Order” means the War Pensions (Pre-Consolidation Amendment) Order 1978;
 “pension or other benefit” means such pension or other benefit as is mentioned in section 12(1) of the Act;and other expressions shall have the same meanings as in the Act.
(3) Any reference in this Order to any provision made by or contained in any enactment or instrument shall, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that provision as amended or extended by any enactment or instrument and as including a reference to any provision which may re-enact or replace it with or without modification.
(4) This Order shall be construed and shall operate as it would fall to be construed and to operate by virtue of section 23(1) of the Interpretation Act 1978 if it were made after the commencement of that Act.
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(1) Wherever in any enactment or instrument specified in the Schedule hereto there is a reference—
(a) to an instrument revoked by the Pre-Consolidation Order or by the Consolidation; or
(b) to a pension or other benefit for which, immediately before the date on which the Consolidation came into operation, provision was made by such revoked instrument; or
(c) to a “war pensions instrument”;such reference shall, save in so far as may not be appropriate in any particular case, be modified in accordance with the provisions of the next succeeding paragraph and any such reference in any other enactment or instrument shall likewise be so modified.
(2) Any such reference shall be construed as if it included—
(a) in the case of a reference specified in subparagraph (a) or (c) of paragraph (1) of this article, a reference to the Consolidation (or, as the case may be, to the corresponding provision thereof);
(b) in the case of a reference specified in subparagraph (b) of that paragraph, a reference to a pension or other benefit under the Consolidation.
N. E. Leigh
Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE
Article 2(1)
PART I

Col 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Item Enactment Reference Provisions Modified
1 Polish Resettlement Act 1947 1947 c.19 Section 1
2 Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972 1972 c.46 Schedule 2, paragraph 9 as amended
3 Housing Finance Act 1972 1972 c.47 Schedule 3, paragraph 9 as amended
4 Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 1976 c.71 Schedule 1, paragraph 23
PART II

Col 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Item Enactment Reference Provisions Modified
5 The Order in Council of 11th June 1920 S.R. and O. 1920/1307 Articles 3, 4 and 5
6 The Commutation (Ministry of Pensions) Regulations 1924 S.R. and O. 1924/802 Regulation 7
7 The War Pensions and Detention Allowances (Naval Auxiliary Personnel) Scheme 1940 S.R. and O. 1940/174 Article 2
8 The War Pensions (Coastguards) Scheme 1944 S.R. and O. 1944/500 Article 1
9 The Legal Aid (Scotland) (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1960 S.I. 1960/1395 (S.71) Schedule 1, rule 5, as amended
10 The Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1960 S.I. 1960/1471 Schedule 1, rule 5, as amended
11 The War Pensions (Naval Auxiliary Personnel) Scheme 1964 S.I. 1964/1985 Article 2
12 The Pensions (Polish Forces) Scheme 1964 S.I. 1964/2007 Article 2
13 The War Pensions (Mercantile Marine) Scheme 1964 S.I.1964/2058 Article 2
14 The Royal Warrant of 21st December 1964 Cmnd. 2563 of 1964 Article 1
15 The Order by Her Majesty of 22nd December 1964 Cmnd. 2564 of 1964 Article 1
16 The Order by Her Majesty of 4th January 1971 Cmnd.4567 of 1971 Article 1
17 The Family Income Supplements (General) Regulations 1971 S.I. 1971/226 Regulation 1, as amended
18 The Rate Rebate Regulations 1974 S.I. 1974/411 Regulations 8 and 20, as amended
19 The Social Security (Benefit) (Married Women and Widows Special Provisions) Regulations 1974 S.I. 1974/2010 Regulation 1
20 The Social Security (Widow's Benefit and Retirement Pensions) Regulations 1974 S.I. 1974/2059 Regulation 4
21 The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1975 S.I. 1975/492 Regulation 90
22 The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1975 S.I. 1975/554 Regulation 2
23 The Social Security Benefit (Married Women and Widows) (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1975 S.I. 1975/562 Regulation 2
24 The Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976 S.I. 1976/409 Regulation 3
25 The Child Benefit and Social Security (Fixing and Adjustment of Rates) Regulations 1976 S.I. 1976/1267 Regulation 2
PART III

Col 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Item Enactment Reference Provisions Modified
26 The Family Income Supplements (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1971 S.R. and O. (N.I.) 1971 No. 122 Regulation 1, as amended
27 The Rate Rebate Order (Northern Ireland) 1974 S.R. 1974 No. 65 Schedule, paragraphs 6 and 18, as amended
28 The Social Security (Widow's Benefit and Retirement Pensions) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1975 S.R. 1975 No. 12 Regulation 4
29 The Social Security (Benefit) (Married Women and Widows Special Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1975 S.R. 1975 No. 19 Regulation 1
30 The Social Security Benefit (Married Women and Widows) (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975 S.R. 1975 No. 93 Regulation 2
31 The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975 S.R. 1975 No. 94 Regulation 2
32 The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975 S.R. 1975 No. 319 Regulation 88
33 The Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976 S.R. 1976 No. 99 Regulation 3
34 The Child Benefit and Social Security (Fixing and Adjustment of Rates) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976 S.R. 1976 No. 223 Regulation 2
35 The Legal Aid (Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976 S.R.1976 No.125 Regulation 2
36 The Supplementary Benefits (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 S.I. 1977/2156 (N.I.27) Schedule 1, paragraph 23