National Health Insurance Act, 1923

Reduction of benefits in the case of persons entitled to pensions in respect of disablement.

22.—The Insurance Commissioners may make regulations—

(a) providing for the reduction to such extent and for such time as they may think fit, of the amount of Sickness or Disablement Benefit to which any insured person who, having served as a soldier, has on his discharge been granted a pension in respect of disablement in consequence of his service, may be entitled in respect of his insurance under the Acts;

(b) providing for payment, pending the settlement of the claim to pension of any such person, of Sickness or Disablement benefit at the unreduced rate, and for recovery, by deduction from or suspension of any benefits which may subsequently become payable, of any sums which in consequence of such reductions have been overpaid;

(c) providing for the recovery by deduction from or suspension of any benefits which may subsequently become payable of any payment of Sickness or Disablement Benefit made in error to a soldier during the period of his service between the first day of April, 1922, and the date of the passing of this Act; and

(d) in respect of any other matters arising under this Part of this Act.