Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979
1 Payments to persons severely disabled by vaccination.
2 Conditions of entitlement.
3 Determination of claims.
3A Decisions reversing earlier decisions.
4 Appeals to appeal tribunals.
5 Reconsideration of determinations and recovery of payments in certain cases.
6 Payments to or for the benefit of disabled persons.
7 Payments, claims etc. made prior to the Act.
7A Correction of errors and setting aside of decisions.
7B Finality of decisions.
8 Regulations.
9 Fraudulent statements etc.
10, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12 Financial provisions.
13 Short title and extent.

Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979

1979 c. 17

X1E1F1An Act to provide for payments to be made out of public funds in cases where severe disablement occurs as a result of vaccination against certain diseases or of contact with a person who has been vaccinated against any of those diseases; to make provision in connection with similar payments made before the passing of this Act; and for purposes connected therewith.

Annotations:
Editorial Information
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The base date version of this Act is as revised to 1.7.1992 and takes account of the effects on it of the consolidating legislation which came into force on that date

Extent Information
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This Act extends to Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man see s. 13

Amendments (Textual)
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Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3