Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004

The Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 (c. 32) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004^[1]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make new provision for establishing pension and compensation schemes for the armed or reserve forces; to amend the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943; to provide for the transfer of the property, rights and liabilities of the Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation to a registered charity; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2004 c. 32
Dates
Royal assent	18 November 2004
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

Provisions

The Act provides for the newest iteration of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFPS) in 2005.^[2] The Act closed the existing iteration of the AFPS in 2005.^[3]

The Act increase the pension age for veterans to receive their pensions from 60 to 65.^[2]

Section 7 - Amendments and repeals

Section 7(2) was repealed by paragraph 228(l)^[4] of Schedule 3 to the Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833)

Section 8 - Commencement

The following orders have been made under this section:

• Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2005] (S.I. 2005/116 (C. 4))^[5]
• The Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/356 (C. 13))^[6]
• The Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2005] (S.I. 2005/3107 (C. 133))^[7]

Schedule 1 - Amendments to Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943

Paragraphs 8 and 9 were repealed on 3 April 2006^[8] by section 146^[9] of, and Part 2^[10] of Schedule 18 to, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.

Reception

The Act was criticised by the Commons Defence Select Committee as being unfair.^[11]

See also

• Armed Forces Act