Army Pensions Act, 1932

Finality of awards under this Part.

18.—(1) Where an award of a gratuity under this Part of this Act in respect of a wound is made or an award of a pension or gratuity under this Part of this Act in respect of a wound is refused, such award or the refusal of such award (as the case may be) shall, save as is otherwise provided by this section, be final and incapable of reconsideration or review.

(2) Any person to whom an award of a gratuity under this Part of this Act in respect of a wound was made or any person to whom an award of a pension or gratuity under this Part of this Act in respect of a wound was refused solely on the ground that such person was not suffering from any disablement may, within five years from the date of such award or the refusal of such award (as the case may be), apply to the Minister to have the amount of such award or the refusal of such award (as the case may be) re-considered and thereupon the Minister, if he thinks proper so to do, may refer the matter to the Army Pensions Board for re-consideration and may, on the report of the Army Pensions Board, grant such pension or gratuity (if any) as could have been granted if such report had been made when the case was first investigated under this Part of this Act, subject to the limitation that any pension so granted shall not commence on a date earlier than the date which is found by the Army Pensions Board to be the date on which the disablement in respect of which such pension is granted first attained to twenty per cent.