Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1947

Insurance under the Pensions Acts of certain members of the Reserve Force.

6.—Every member of the Reserve Force—

(a) who, on or after the 1st day of September, 1939, is or has been called out for a period of service (other than training) and

(b) who is or was at the time of such calling out, a person employed in an excepted employment to which the Principal Act applies,

shall, during the first three months of such period of service, be and be deemed always to have been an insured person for the purposes of the Pensions Acts, and contributions in respect of such member under the Pensions Acts shall be payable by the Minister for Defence accordingly.