
1 

(1) This Order, which may be cited as the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Amendment Order 1989, shall come into force for the purposes of this article and articles 3 and 5 on 1st April 1989 and for all other purposes on 10th April 1989.
(2) In this Order, the expression “the principal Order” means the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983.
2 
In article 18 of the principal Order (unemployability allowances) in paragraph (2) for the amount “£1,404” there shall be substituted the amount “£1,482”.
3 
At the end of paragraph (1) of article 31 of the principal Order (Rent allowance to widows, and unmarried dependants who lived as wives, who have children) there shall be added the words “and to any community charge payable by her.”.
4 

(1) In Schedule 1 to the principal Order (rates of pension and other grants payable in respect of disablement)–
(a) for Tables 1 and 3 of Part II there shall respectively be substituted the Tables set out in Schedules 1 and 2 hereto;
(b) for Tables 1 and 2 of Part III there shall respectively be substituted the Tables set out in Schedules 3 and 4 hereto;
(c) for Part IV there shall be substituted the Part set out in Schedule 5 hereto.
(2) In Schedule 2 to the principal Order (rates of pension and other grants payable in respect of death)–
(a) for Table 1A of Part II there shall be substituted the Table set out in Schedule 6 hereto;
(b) for the amount “£2,789” in the second column of Table 1B of Part II there shall be substituted the amount “£2,954”;
(c) for the amounts “£53.50” and “£12.35” in the second and third columns of Table 3 of Part II there shall respectively be substituted the amounts “£56.65” and “£13.08”;
(d) for Table 5 of Part II there shall be substituted the Table set out in Schedule 7 hereto;
(e) for Part III there shall be substituted the Part set out in Schedule 8 hereto.
5 
In Part II of Schedule 4 to the principal Order, in column (3) of item 45 (meaning of the expression “public funds”) after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the following paragraph–“(cc) moneys provided under the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987; or”.
G. I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE 1
Article 4(1)(a)
Table 1

Degree of Disability Yearly rate
Per cent. £
100 3747
90 3372
80 2998
70 2623
60 2248
50 1874
40 1499
30 1124
20 749
SCHEDULE 2
Article 4(1)(a)
Table 3

Degree of Disability Weekly rate
Per cent. £
100 71.20
90 64.08
80 56.96
70 49.84
60 42.72
50 35.60
40 28.48
30 21.36
20 14.24
SCHEDULE 3
Article 4(1)(b)
Table 1

Description of Injury Assessments Groups 1–9 Groups 10–15
For the loss of: Per cent. £ £
A.FINGERS–
Index Finger–
More than 2 phalanges, including loss of whole finger 14 3608 3578
More than 1 phalanx, but not more than 2 phalanges 11 2888 2863
1 phalanx or part thereof 9 2405 2385
Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone 5 1439 1429
Middle Finger–
More than 2 phalanges, including loss of whole finger 12 3125 3100
More than 1 phalanx, but not more than 2 phalanges 9 2405 2385
1 phalanx or part thereof 7 1922 1907
Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone 4 1203 1193
Ring or little finger–
More than 2 phalanges, including loss of whole finger 7 1922 1907
More than 1 phalanx, but not more than 2 phalanges 6 1686 1671
1 phalanx or part thereof 5 1439 1429
Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone 2 720 715B.TOES–
Great Toe–
through metatarso–phalangeal joint 14 3608 3578
part, with some loss of bone 3 956 951
1 other toe–
through metatarso–phalangeal joint 3 956 951
part, with some loss of bone 1 483 478
2 toes, excluding great toe–
through metatarso–phalangeal joint 5 1439 1429
part, with some loss of bone 2 720 715
3 toes, excluding great toe–
through metatarso–phalangeal joint 6 1686 1671
part, with some loss of bone 3 956 951
4 toes, excluding great toe–
through metatarso–phalangeal joint 9 2405 2385
part, with some loss of bone 3 956 951
SCHEDULE 4
Article 4(1)(b)

Table 2
Group Estimated duration of the disablement within the degree referred to
Temporary less than a year
Per cent.
1–5 6–14 15–19 Temporary more than a year
Per cent.
1–5 6–14 15–19 Indeterminate
Per cent.
1–5 6–14 15–19
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
1 209 465 813 417 927 1624 1253 2785 4873
3 207 460 806 413 918 1608 1241 2758 4826
4 205 456 798 409 909 1592 1229 2731 4779
5 203 453 792 407 903 1582 1221 2713 4747
6 202 450 787 404 897 1571 1213 2695 4716
7, 8 200 445 779 400 888 1555 1201 2668 4669
9 198 441 771 396 879 1540 1189 2641 4621
10 199 442 773 398 882 1544 1188 2639 4613
11 199 441 772 397 881 1541 1186 2634 4604
12 198 441 770 396 879 1538 1184 2629 4595
13 198 440 769 396 877 1535 1182 2624 4587
14 197 439 767 395 876 1532 1179 2619 4578
15 197 438 766 394 874 1529 1177 2614 4569
SCHEDULE 5
Article 4(1)(c)
PART IV

Description of Allowance Rate
Groups 1–9 Groups 10–15

1 
Education allowance under article13 £120 per annum (maximum) £120 per annum (maximum)

2 
Constant attendance allowance–

(a) under article 14(1)(b) £2972 per annum (maximum) £57.00 per week (maximum)

(b) under article 14(1)(a) £1486 per annum (maximum) £28.50 per week (maximum)

3 
Exceptionally severe disablement allowance under article 15 £1486 per annum £28.50 per week

4 
Severe disablement occupational allowance under article 16 £743 per annum £14.25 per week

5 
Allowance for wear and tear of clothing–

(a) under article 17(1)(a) £61 per annum £61 per annum

(b) under article 17(1)(b) and 17(2) £97 per annum £97 per annum

6 
Unemployability allowances–

(a) personal allowance under article 18(1)(a) £2414 per annum £46.30 per week

(b) additional allowances for dependants by way of–

(i) increase of allowance in respect of a wife, husband or unmarried dependant living as a spouse, under article 18(5)(b) £1366 per annum (maximum) £26.20 per week (maximum)

(ii) allowance in respect of an adult dependant under article 18(5)(c) £1366 per annum (maximum) £26.20 per week (maximum)

(iii) increase of allowance in respect of each child under article 18(5)(d) £467 per annum £8.95 per week

7 
Invalidity allowance under article19–

(a) if–

(i) the relevant date fell before 5th July 1948; or

(ii) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 35; or

(iii) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 40 and had not attained the age of 65, in the case of the member being a man, or 60, in the case of the member being a woman, before 6th April 1979 and the period in respect of which payment of the allowance is to relate begins on or after 6th April 1979 £480 per annum £9.20 per week

(b) if

(i) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 45; or

(ii) on the relevant date the member was under the age of 50 and had not attained the age of 65, in the case of the member being a man, or 60, in the case of the member being a woman, before 6th April 1979 and the period in respect of which payment of the allowance is to relate begins on or after 6th April 1979 £302 per annum £5.80 per week

(c) if heads (a) and (b) do not apply, and on the relevant date the member was a man under the age of 60 or a woman under the age of 55 £151 per annum £2.90 per week

8 
Comforts allowance–

(a) under article 20(1)(a) £641 per annum £12.30 per week

(b) under article 20(1)(b) £321 per annum £6.15 per week

9 
Allowance for lowered standard of occupation under article 21 £1485 per annum (maximum) £28.48 per week (maximum)

10 
Age allowance under article 22 where the degree of pensioned disablement is–

(a) 40 to 50 per cent. £261 per annum £5.00 per week

(b) over 50 per cent., but not exceeding 70 per cent. £404 per annum £7.75 per week

(c) over 70 per cent., but not exceeding 90 per cent. £579 per annum £11.10 per week

(d) over 90 per cent. £808 per annum £15.50 per week

11 
Treatment allowances–increase of personal allowance under article 23(3) £808 per annum (maximum) £15.50 per week (maximum)

12 
Part-time treatment allowance under article 25 £29.70 per day (maximum) £29.70 per day (maximum)

13 
Mobility supplement under article 26A £27.10 per week £27.10 per week
SCHEDULE 6
Article 4(2)(a)
Table 1

Group Rate Rate
(1) (2) (3)
 £ £
1  
2  
3  
4  2954
5  
6 2954 
7  
8  1048
9  935
10  823
11  728
SCHEDULE 7
Article 4(2)(d)
Table 5

Group Rate
(1) (2)
 £
1 
2 
3 
4 2954
5
6 
7 
8 1048
9 935
10 823
11 728
SCHEDULE 8
Article 4(2)(e)
PART III

Description of Pension or Allowance Rate
Groups 1–11 Groups 12–17

1 
Pension under article 30 to unmarried dependant who lived as spouse £2847 per annum (maximum) £54.60 per week (maximum)

2 
Rent allowance under article 31 £21.55 per week (maximum) £21.55 per week (maximum)

3 
Allowance under article 32 to elderly widow or widower or unmarried dependant who lived as spouse–
(a) if aged 65 but under 70 £318 per annum £6.10 per week

(b) if aged 70 but under 80 £636 per annum £12.20 per week

(c) if aged 80 or over £798 per annum £15.30 per week

4 
Pension to widower under article 34 £3564 per annum (maximum) £56.65 per week (maximum)

5 
Allowances in respect of children–
(a) under article 35(1) in respect of each chile £657 per annum £12.60 per week

(b) under article 35(3) £720 per annum £13.80 per week

6 
Pension under article 36 to a motherless or fatherless child of a member £720 per annum £13.80 per week

7 
Pension or allowance under article 37(3) to or in respect of a child over the age limit £2273 per annum (maximum) £43.60 per week (maximum)

8 
Education allowance under article 38 £120 per annum (maximum) £120 per annum (maximum)

9 
Pension to parents–
(a) minimum under article 40(3) £15 per annum £0.25 per week

(b) under paragraphs (a) and (b) of article 40(3)–
(i) where there is only one eligible parent 
(i) Groups 1–10 £75 per annum (maximum)
(ii) Group 11 &:pound;60 per annum (maximum) £1.00 per week (maximum)

(ii) where there is more than ne eligible parent 
(i) Groups 1–10 £100 per annum (maximum)
(ii) Group 11 £85 per annum (maximum) £1.38 per week (maximum)

(ii) 

(c) increase under article 40(3)(c) £20 per annum (maximum) 
(i) where there is only one eligible parent £0.38 per week (maximum)
(ii) where there is more than one eligible parent £0.62 per week (maximum)

(d) under paragraph (d) of article 40(4) — £1.00 per week (maximum)

10 
Pension to other dependants–

(a) under article 41(2) £54 per annum (maximum) £1.00 per week (maximum)

(b) for each juvenile dependant under article 41(3) 
(i) Group 1–10 £26 per annum (maximum)
(ii) Group 11 £20 per annum (maximum) £0.30 per week (maximum)

(c) aggregate rate under article 41(3) 
(i) Groups 1–10 £75 per annum (maximum)
(ii) Group 11 £65 per annum (maximum) £1.00 per week (maximum)