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Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946
13War‑time compensation preservation
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##### 13 War‑time compensation preservation
(1) In this section, the Regulations means the National Security (Civil Constructional Corps Compensation) Regulations, the National Security (Civil Defence Workers’ Compensation) Regulations and the National Security (War Injuries Compensation) Regulations, as in force immediately prior to the commencement of this Act.
(2) Notwithstanding that the Regulations ceased to have effect at midnight on the thirty‑first day of December, One thousand nine hundred and forty‑six (in this subsection referred to as “that time”):
(a) any pension granted under the Regulations which is in force at that time, shall, subject to the provisions of the Regulations under which it was granted and the conditions under which it was granted, continue to be payable after that time;
(b) any pension, or determination in relation to a pension, granted or made under the Regulations may, in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations under which it was granted or made, be reviewed after that time and any such pension or determination may be varied or cancelled or a new pension or determination may be granted or made;
(c) where any right to make a claim for a pension under the Regulations has accrued before that time, the person entitled to make the claim may, within three months after that time, make a claim in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations under which the right accrued;
(d) any claim made in accordance with the last preceding paragraph, and any claim, made under the Regulations prior to that time but not dealt with prior to that time, may, after that time, be considered and dealt with in the manner specified in the Regulations; and
(e) any person or authority appointed, constituted or specified by or under the Regulations shall, for the purposes of paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this subsection, continue to hold that appointment or to remain constituted or specified after that time, and shall have and may exercise all the powers and functions specified in the Regulations which are necessary to give effect to the provisions of paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this subsection.
(3) For the purposes of the last preceding subsection, “pension” includes compensation of a periodical nature.