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NAVAL AND MILITARY WAR PENSIONS, &C. (TRANSFER OF POWERS) ACT 1917

NAVAL AND MILITARY WAR PENSIONS, &C. (TRANSFER OF POWERS) ACT 1917
- LONG TITLE

An Act to provide for the dissolution of the Statutory Committee
established under the Naval and Military War Pensions, &c., Act,
1915, and for the transfer of their powers, duties, and functions
to the Minister of Pensions, and for purposes connected therewith.{1}
[21st August 1917]
Dissolution of Statutory Committee.

NAVAL AND MILITARY WAR PENSIONS, &C. (TRANSFER OF POWERS) ACT 1917
- SECT 1

1. ... the Statutory Committee constituted by the Naval and Military
War Pensions, &c., Act, 1915 (hereinafter referred to as the
principal Act) shall be dissolved, and there shall be transferred to
the Minister of Pensions all the powers, duties, and functions of
the Statutory Committee except such as are by this Act transferred
to the committee to be constituted under this Act, ... and the
enactments relating to the powers, duties, and functions so
transferred shall apply accordingly, subject to the following
modifications:

(i)References to separation allowances payable out of public funds
shall be construed as references to separation allowances payable out
of money voted by Parliament for navy and army services:

(ii)References to funds at the disposal of the Statutory Committee
shall be construed as references to moneys provided by Parliament
for the purposes of the Ministry of Pensions.

NAVAL AND MILITARY WAR PENSIONS, &C. (TRANSFER OF POWERS) ACT 1917
- SECT 2
Constitution and powers of special grants committee.

2.(1) The Minister of Pensions shall as soon as may be after the
passing of this Act constitute for the purposes of this Act a
committee, which shall be known as the special grants committee and
shall consist of such number of persons, not being more than
[fifteen], as the Minister shall determine.

(2) In appointing the members of the committee the Minister of
Pensions shall have regard to the desirability of including among
their number persons who have acquired special knowledge as members
of the Statutory Committee, or of any sub-committee thereof or of a
local committee.

(3) ... there shall be transferred to the special grants committee
those functions of the Statutory Committee which are specified in
paragraphs (a), (b), (f), (g) and (h) of subsection (1) of section
three of the principal Act, and all questions which may arise with
respect to the amount of any grant or allowance to be made under
paragraphs (c), (d), (e) or (k) of the said subsection shall stand
referred to and be determined by the special grants committee.

(4) The special grants committee may, subject to the approval of
the Minister of Pensions, make regulations with respect to their
proceedings and the exercise of the functions transferred to them
under this Act, and the power of the committee to make regulations
under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section three of the
principal Act shall be exercised subject to the approval of the
Minister.

(5) The special grants committee shall render to the Minister of
Pensions such information, advice, and assistance as he may require
in connection with any matters arising under this Act.

NAVAL AND MILITARY WAR PENSIONS, &C. (TRANSFER OF POWERS) ACT 1917
- SECT 3
Transfer of staff and funds.

3.Subs.(1)(2) rep. by SLR 1927; SLR 1953

(3) All other property belonging to the Statutory Committee shall be
transferred to the Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation, and shall be
held and applied by them upon the trusts and for the purposes upon
and for which it was held and applicable by the Statutory
Committee.

NAVAL AND MILITARY WAR PENSIONS, &C. (TRANSFER OF POWERS) ACT 1917
- SECT 4
Expenses and accounts of special grants committee.

4.(1) The cost of any grants or allowances the amounts of which
are under the provisions of this Act determined by the special
grants committee shall so far as not defrayed out of moneys
provided by Parliament be defrayed out of the money standing to the
credit of the special grants account.

(2) Payments out of and into the special grants account shall be
made, and all other matters relating to the account and to the
money standing to the credit of the account (including the
investment of any such money) shall be regulated, in such manner as
the Treasury direct.

(3) At the end of every financial year, accounts of the payments
into and the expenditure defrayed out of the special grants account
shall be made up in such form and with such particulars as may be
directed by the Treasury, and shall be audited by the Comptroller
and Auditor-General as public accounts in accordance with such
regulations as the Treasury may make, and shall be laid before
Parliament with a report thereon.

NAVAL AND MILITARY WAR PENSIONS, &C. (TRANSFER OF POWERS) ACT 1917
- SECT 5
Short title.

5.(1) This Act may be cited as the Naval and Military War
Pensions, &c. (Transfer of Powers) Act, 1917.

Subs.(2)(3) rep. by SLR 1927

Schedule rep. by SLR 1927