a person makes a payment (whether on his own behalf or not) to or in respect of any other person in consequence of any accident, injury or disease suffered by the other, and

any listed benefits have been, or are likely to be, paid to or for the other during the relevant period in respect of the accident, injury or disease.

by or on behalf of a person who is, or is alleged to be, liable to any extent in respect of the accident, injury or disease, or

in pursuance of a compensation scheme for motor accidents;

voluntarily, or in pursuance of a court order or an agreement, or otherwise, and

in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.

the “injured person” is the person who suffered the accident, injury or disease,

the “compensation payment” is the payment within subsection (1)(a), and

“recoverable benefit” is any listed benefit which has been or is likely to be paid as mentioned in subsection (1)(b).

a person makes a compensation payment in final discharge of any claim made by or in respect of the claimant and arising out of the accident, injury or disease, or

an agreement is made under which an earlier compensation payment is treated as having been made in final discharge of any such claim,

send to him a written acknowledgement of receipt of his application, and

subject to subsection (7), issue the certificate before the end of the following period.

the prescribed period, or

if there is no prescribed period, the period of four weeks,

the prescribed period, or

if there is no prescribed period, the period of four weeks,

the amount which has been or is likely to have been paid on or before a specified date, and

if the benefit is paid or likely to be paid after the specified date, the rate and period for which, and the intervals at which, it is or is likely to be so paid.

the person who appears to him to be the injured person, or

any person who he thinks will receive a compensation payment in respect of the injured person.

has not applied for a certificate of recoverable benefits, or

has not made a payment to the Secretary of State under section 6 before the end of the period allowed under that section.

issue the person who made the compensation payment with a certificate of recoverable benefits, if none has been issued, or

issue him with a copy of the certificate of recoverable benefits or (if more than one has been issued) the most recent one,

is signed by a person authorised to do so by the Secretary of State, and

states that the document, apart from the certificate, is a record of the amount recoverable under subsection (3),

any of the compensation payment is attributable to that head, and

any recoverable benefit is shown against that head in column 2 of the Schedule.

he is paid the amount (if any) of the compensation payment calculated in accordance with this section, and

if the amount of the compensation payment so calculated is nil, he is given a statement saying so by the person who (apart from this section) would have paid the gross amount of the compensation payment.

that the payment has been so calculated, and

of the date for payment by reference to which the calculation has been made.

makes a compensation payment calculated in accordance with section 8, and

if the amount of the compensation payment so calculated is nil, gives a statement saying so,

the gross amount of the compensation payment is the amount of the compensation payment apart from section 8, and

the amount of any recoverable benefit is the amount determined in accordance with the certificate of recoverable benefits.

that it was issued in ignorance of, or was based on a mistake as to, a material fact, or

that a mistake (whether in computation or otherwise) has occurred in its preparation.

confirm the certificate, or

(subject to subsection (3)) issue a fresh certificate containing such variations as he considers appropriate.

that any amount, rate or period specified in the certificate is incorrect, or

that listed benefits which have been, or are likely to be, paid otherwise than in respect of the accident, injury or disease in question have been brought into account.

the person who applied for the certificate of recoverable benefits, or

(in a case where the amount of the compensation payment has been calculated under section 8) the injured person or other person to whom the payment is made.

the claim giving rise to the compensation payment has been finally disposed of, and

the liability under section 6 has been discharged.

section 32A(2)(a) of the M1Supreme Court Act 1981,

section 12(2)(a) of the M2Administration of Justice Act 1982, or

section 51(2)(a) of the M3County Courts Act 1984,

as to the manner in which, and the time within which, appeals under this section may be made,

as to the procedure to be followed where such an appeal is made, and

for the purpose of enabling any such appeal to be treated as an application for review under section 10.

any amount, rate or period specified in the certificate of recoverable benefits, or

whether listed benefits which have been, or are likely to be, paid otherwise than in respect of the accident, injury or disease in question have been brought into account.

confirm the amounts, rates and periods specified in the certificate of recoverable benefits, or

specify any variations which are to be made on the issue of a fresh certificate under subsection (5).

confirm the certificate against which the appeal was brought, or

issue a fresh certificate.

as to the manner in which, and the time within which, a reference under subsection (1) is to be made, and

as to the procedure to be followed where such a reference is made.

the Secretary of State,

the person who applied for the certificate of recoverable benefits, or

(in a case where the amount of the compensation payment has been calculated in accordance with section 8) the injured person or other person to whom the payment is made.

a person has made one or more payments to the Secretary of State under section 6, and

in consequence of the review or appeal, it appears that the total amount paid is more than the amount that ought to have been paid,

a person has made one or more payments to the Secretary of State under section 6, and

in consequence of the review or appeal, it appears that the total amount paid is less than the amount that ought to have been paid,

for the re-calculation in accordance with section 8 of the amount of any compensation payment,

for giving credit for amounts already paid, and

for the payment by any person of any balance or the recovery from any person of any excess,

for the making of a payment into court to be treated in prescribed circumstances as the making of a compensation payment,

for application for, and issue of, certificates of recoverable benefits, and

for the relevant period to be treated as ending on a date determined in accordance with the regulations.

for the re-calculation in accordance with section 8 of the amount of any compensation payment,

for giving credit for amounts already paid, and

for the payment by any person of any balance or the recovery from any person of any excess.

the aggregate amount to be taken to be the gross amount of the compensation payment for the purposes of section 8,

so much of the aggregate amount as is attributable to a head of compensation listed in column 1 of Schedule 2 to be taken to be the part of the gross amount which is attributable to that head;

periodical compensation payments (whether of an income or capital nature), or

periodical compensation payments and lump sum compensation payments.

for the relevant period to be treated as ending at a prescribed time,

for the person who is to make the payments under the agreement to be treated for the purposes of this Act as if he had made a single compensation payment on a prescribed date.

for determining or re-determining the part of the recoverable benefits which may be taken into account in his case,

for calculating or re-calculating in accordance with section 8 the amount of any compensation payment,

for giving credit for amounts already paid, and

for the payment by any person of any balance or the recovery from any person of any excess.

for the Secretary of State to pay the amount of the overpayment to that person, or to the person to whom the compensation payment is made, or partly to one and partly to the other, or

for the receipt by the Secretary of State of the amount of the overpayment to be treated as the recovery of that amount.

for the re-calculation in accordance with section 8 of the amount of any compensation payment,

for giving credit for amounts already paid, and

for the payment by any person of any balance or the recovery from any person of any excess.

has made an application for a certificate of recoverable benefits which complies with subsection (3), and

has in his possession a written acknowledgment of the receipt of his application.

accurately states the prescribed particulars relating to the injured person and the accident, injury or disease in question, and

specifies the name and address of the person to whom the certificate is to be sent.

by virtue of subsection (1), a compensation payment is disregarded for the purposes of sections 6 and 8, but

the person who made the compensation payment nevertheless makes a payment to the Secretary of State for which (but for subsection (1)) he would be liable under section 6,

he may by order provide that subsection (1) is not to apply during a specified period not exceeding three months, and

he may continue any such order in force for further periods not exceeding three months at a time.

a person is liable to any extent in respect of the accident, injury or disease, and

the liability is covered to any extent by a policy of insurance,

making the liability or its enforcement subject to restrictive or onerous conditions,

excluding or restricting any right or remedy in respect of the liability, or subjecting a person to any prejudice in consequence of his pursuing any such right or remedy, or

excluding or restricting rules of evidence or procedure.

anyone who is, or is alleged to be, liable in respect of the accident, injury or disease, and

anyone acting on behalf of such a person.

in consequence of, or

which is referable to any costs (in Scotland, expenses) incurred by reason of,

the person making the compensation payment must apply for a certificate under the Northern Ireland provisions, and may not make any separate application for a certificate of recoverable benefits,

the person making the compensation payment must apply for a certificate of recoverable benefits, and may not make any separate application for a certificate under the Northern Ireland provisions,

“the injured person’s address” is the address first notified in writing to the person making the payment by or on behalf of the injured person as his residence (or, if he has died, by or on behalf of the person entitled to receive the compensation payment as the injured person’s last residence),

“Northern Ireland Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland,

is not resident and does not have a place of business in Great Britain, but

is resident or has a place of business in Northern Ireland,

is not resident and does not have a place of business in Northern Ireland, but

is resident or has a place of business in any part of Great Britain,

“the Northern Ireland provisions” and references to compensation payments in relation to such provisions have the same meaning as in section 26.

any expenses of the Secretary of State in making payments under section 14 or 20 to the extent that he estimates that those payments relate to sums paid out of the Consolidated Fund, and

(subject to subsection (1)) any other expenses of the Secretary of State incurred in consequence of this Act.

into the Consolidated Fund, to the extent that the Secretary of State estimates that the sums relate to payments out of money provided by Parliament, and

into the National Insurance Fund, to the extent that he estimates that they relate to payments out of that Fund.

the coming into force of any provision of this Act, or

the operation of any enactment repealed or amended by a provision of this Act during any period when the repeal or amendment is not wholly in force.

for compensation payments in relation to which, by virtue of section 2, this Act does not apply to be treated as payments in relation to which this Act applies,

for compensation payments in relation to which, by virtue of section 2, this Act applies to be treated as payments in relation to which this Act does not apply, and

for the modification of any enactment contained in this Act or referred to in subsection (1)(b) in its application to any compensation payment.