Schedule 1 - Amendments to Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943
Armed Forces
9:15 am
Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury, Conservative)
I beg to move amendment No. 16, in
schedule 1, page 5, line 5, at end insert—
'( ) (1) Section 1 (Appeals against rejection of war pension claims made in respect of members of the naval, military or air force) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (1) there is inserted—
''(1A) A member of the Armed Forces may elect to have an appeal of a claim under this section considered by the Pensions Appeal Tribunal without the claim having first been referred to any Internal Dispute Resolution Process established under the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004.''
(3) Section 2 (Appeals against rejection of war pension claims made in respect of mariners, pilots, etc) is amended as follows.
(4) After subsection (1) there is inserted—
''(1A) A member of the Armed Forces may elect to have an appeal of a claim under this section considered by the Pensions Appeal Tribunal without the claim having first been referred to any Internal Dispute Resolution Process established under the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004.''.'.