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An Act to make further Provisions with respect to the Payment of Pensions granted for Service in the Royal Artillery, Engineers, and other Military Corps under the Controul of the Master General and Board of Ordnance, and with respect to Deductions hereafter to be made from Pensions granted by the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital
[24th July 1833]
C1Short title “The Army (Artillery &c.) Pensions Act 1833” given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)
C2Functions of Master General and Board of Ordnance now exercisable by Secretary of State for Defence; Ordnance Board Transfer Act 1855 (c. 117), s. 1 and S.I. 1964/488
C3Functions of Commissioners of the Royal Hospital for Soldiers at Chelsea so far as they relate to pensions or grants to which War Pensions Acts 1915 to 1921 apply or those in respect of wounds or disabilities suffered in any war before 4.8.1914 or those payable on account of disablement or death arising out of service after 2.9.1939 now exercisable by Secretary of State: Ministry of Pensions Act 1916 (c. 65), s. 2(1)(b), War Pensions Act 1920 (c. 23), s. 1(1), S.R. & O. 1939/1194 (Rev. XV, p. 169: 1939 II, p. 2557), S.I. 1953/1198 (1953 I, p. 1228), Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (c. 20), s. 2, and S.I. 1968/1699
C4Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51)
C5Words of enactment and certain other words repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888 (c. 57) and Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51)
The whole of the said pensions, allowances, and relief payable to soldiers and others discharged from the royal artillery, engineers, and other military corps which have been heretofore granted and paid by the said master general and board of ordnance, shall be granted and paid by and be under the power, management, controul, direction, and authority of the said commissioners of Chelsea hospital.
All the clauses, rules, regulations, powers, pains, forfeitures, matters, and things contained in any Act or Acts of Parliament now in force relating to pensions granted or to be granted to disabled, invalid, or discharged soldiers, shall be applicable and applied and put in force for the purposes of this Act, with respect to all subsisting pensions already granted by the board of ordnance on account of the services herein-before mentioned, and to all pensions, relief, and allowances hereafter to be granted and payable to soldiers and others on account of such services.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 no fee or payment whatever shall be demanded or taken from any out-pensioner of Chelsea hospital, or charged against him, for administering or attesting any oath necessary or required to be taken for the receipt of any pension or allowance of money payable at or from Chelsea hospital, or for the making or executing or attesting any assignment of out-pension, or orders of justices relating to any out-pension, or to any payment on account thereof.
Army (Artillery &c.) Pensions Act 1833