§ The expression "the present war" in the War Pensions Acts shall mean any war carried on by His Majesty at any time during the period from the fourth day of August nineteen hundred and fourteen, to the thirtieth day after the termination of the war, both inclusive, and accordingly, unless the context otherwise requires, references in those Acts to pensions, grants, and allowances, and to deceased or disabled officers or men, shall respectively be construed as references to pensions, grants, and allowances, granted, made, or awarded in respect of wounds, disablements or other matters suffered, incurred, or happening during the said period, whether the officers or men to or in respect of whom the pensions grants, or allowances are granted, made or awarded, retired or are discharged from the service, or die before the expiration of the said period, or whether they so retire or are discharged or die after the expiration of the said period, and to officers and men who have died or been disabled through causes arising out of their service during that period, whether they retire or are discharged from the service or die before the expiration of the said period, or whether they so retire, or are discharged, or die after the expiration of the said period:
§ Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the operation of section three of the War Pensions (Administrative Provisions) Act, 1919.
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Amendment made: Leave out the words "termination of the war," and insert instead thereof the words
date fixed under The Termination of the Present War (Definition) Act, 1918, as the date of the termination of the present war."—[Mr. Macpherson.]