United Kingdom Statutory Instruments
You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Statutory Instruments >> The Armed Forces (Compensation Limits) Order 1991 No. 2720
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/legis/num_reg/1991/uksi_19912720_en.html
|
|
[Home] [Databases] [World Law] [Multidatabase Search] [Help] [Feedback] | |
United Kingdom Statutory Instruments |
||
|
You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Statutory Instruments >> The Armed Forces (Compensation Limits) Order 1991 No. 2720 URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/legis/num_reg/1991/uksi_19912720_en.html |
||
[New search] [Help]
Statutory Instruments
DEFENCE
Made
3rd December 1991
Laid before Parliament
4th December 1991
Coming into force
1st January 1992
1. This Order may be cited as the Armed Forces (Compensation Limits) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st January 1992.
2. The sum which may not be exceeded on an award of stoppages-
(a)by a court-martial under the Army Act 1955 or the Air Force Act 1955;
(b)under the Naval Discipline Act 1957,
in respect of any offence occasioning personal injury of which a person is convicted or any other such offence which is taken into consideration in determining sentence, is £2,000.00.
Archie Hamilton
Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
3rd December 1991
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order specifies £2,000.00 as the maximum sum which may be awarded under the Army Act 1955 (c. 18), the Air Force Act 1955 (c. 19) and the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53) by way of deductions from an offender's pay as compensation following a conviction for an offence occasioning personal injury or any other such offence taken into consideration.
1955 c. 18; section 71(6) was inserted by section 7(1) of the Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62).
1955 c. 19; section 71(6) was inserted by section 7(1) of the Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62).
1957 c. 53; section 43(7) was inserted by section 8(1) of the Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62).