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3—(1) A claim under section 1 must be made in the manner and within the period prescribed by regulations.
(2) Regulations may prescribe different periods for different cases or classes of cases or for different circumstances.
(3) Regulations may in particular provide that no claim may be made in cases where the prescribed period expired before the coming into operation of section 1 (or would have done but for any discretion to extend it).
(4) The Department may, before determining any claim under section 1, appoint a person to inquire into any question arising on the claim, or any matters arising in connection with it, and to report on the question, or on those matters, to the Department.
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I1S. 3 wholly in operation at 1.10.2008; s. 3 not in operation at Royal Assent see s. 12(1); s. 3(1)-(3) in operation for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations at 27.8.2008 and for all other purposes at 1.10.2008 by S.R. 2008/351, art. 2(1)(a)(b), Sch.; s. 3 in operation at 1.10.2008 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2008/351, art. 2(2)
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