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(1)An appeal against a certificate may be made by the person to whom the certificate was issued on one or more of the following grounds—
(a)that an amount (or amounts) specified in the certificate is (or are) incorrect,
(b)that an amount (or amounts) so specified takes (or take) into account—
(i)treatment which is not NHS treatment received by the injured person, as a result of his injury, at a health service hospital,
(ii)ambulance services which are not NHS ambulance services provided to the injured person as a result of his injury, or
(iii)treatment as mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) and ambulance services as mentioned in sub-paragraph (ii),
(c)that the payment on the basis of which the certificate was issued is not a compensation payment.
(2)No appeal may be made until—
(a)the claim against the person to whom the certificate was issued, which gives rise to the compensation payment, has been finally disposed of, and
(b)payment of the amount (or amounts) specified in the certificate has been made to the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers (as the case may be), subject to subsection (4) and sections 158(6) and 159(5).
(3)For the purposes of subsection (2)(a), if an award of damages in respect of a claim has been made under or by virtue of—
(a)section 32A(2)(a) of the [F1Senior Courts Act 1981],
(b)section 12(2)(a) of, or paragraph 10(2)(a) of Schedule 6 to, the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), or
(c)section 51(2)(a) of the County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28),
(orders for provisional damages in personal injury cases), the claim is to be treated as having been finally disposed of.
(4)The Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers may, on an application by the person to whom the certificate was issued, waive the requirement in subsection (2)(b) that payment of the amount (or amounts) specified in the certificate be made before making an appeal.
(5)The Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers may only grant a waiver if it appears to him or them that payment of the amount (or amounts) specified in the certificate would cause exceptional financial hardship.
(6)An appeal against a decision of the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers on an application under subsection (4) (referred to in this section and [F2section 158] as a “waiver decision”) may be made by the person to whom the certificate was issued.
(7)Regulations may make provision—
(a)as to the manner in which, and the time within which, an appeal against a certificate or waiver decision may be made,
(b)as to the procedure to be followed if an appeal against a certificate or waiver decision is made,
(c)F3...and
(d)for the purpose of enabling an appeal against a certificate to be treated as an application for a review under section 156.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Act substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 1(2); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
F2Words in s. 157(6) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 199(a)
F3S. 157(7)(c) omitted (3.11.2008) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 199(b)
Commencement Information
I1S. 157 partly in force; s. 157 in force at Royal Assent for certain purposes, see s. 199(1)(4)
I2S. 157 in force at 29.1.2007 for S. in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2007/10, art. 2(2)(a)
I3S. 157 in force at 29.1.2007 for E.W. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2006/3397, art. 2(2)(a)
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