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worked out increased by 0.001.

"(6) Where, because of the application of this section, this Act has effect as if another rate were substituted for a relevant rate on the first day of a year to which this section applies, the substitution, in so far as it affects instalments of pharmaceutical allowance under this Act, has effect in relation to every instalment of the allowance that falls due on or after the first day of that year.".

PART 3

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

Subsection 198 (1) (definition of "relevant year"):

  Omit "12 June 1987", substitute "1 July 1991".

PART 4

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

Section 118ja:

  Repeal the section, substitute:

Qualification for pharmaceutical allowance

"118ja. Subject to sections 118k and 118l, a person is eligible to receive a pharmaceutical allowance if:

   (a) the person is in receipt of:

         (i) a service pension under section 38 or 39, a spouse's service pension under section 40 or a carer's service pension under section 41; or

          (ii) a pension whose rate is specified under subsection 30 (1) or (2); or
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     (b) but for subsection 13 (7), a pension would have been payable to the person at a rate specified in subsection 30 (2).".

NOTE
  1. No. 27, 1986, as amended. For previous amendments, see Nos. 106 and 130 of 1986; Nos. 78, 88 and 130 of 1987; Nos. 13, 35, 75, 99, 134 and 135 of 1988; Nos. 59, 83, 84, 93, 163 and 164 of 1989; Nos. 56, 84 and 119 of 1990; and No. 2 of 1991.

NOTES ABOUT SECTION HEADINGS

   1. On the day sections 40, 48 and 66 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 are taken to be modified by section 3 of this Act, the headings to the sections are to be read as if they had been altered by omitting "wife's" and substituting "spouse's".

   2. On the day sections 38, 41, 42 and 58k of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 are amended by section 4 of this Act, the headings to the sections are altered by omitting "wife" and substituting "partner".

   3. On the day sections 38a and 38b of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 are amended by section 4 of this Act, the headings to the sections are altered by omitting "Wife" and substituting "Partner".

   4. On the day section 38n of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 is amended by section 4 of this Act, the heading to the section is altered by omitting "woman's wife" and substituting "person's partner".

   5. On the day section 44 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 is amended by section 4 of this Act, the heading to the section is altered by omitting "wife service pension for widows