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The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983

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8.—(1) Under this Part of this Scheme awards may be made in respect of disablement caused by war injuries to gainfully occupied persons and war service injuries to civil defence volunteers:

Provided that an award under this Part of this Scheme in respect of a person's disablement shall not be made unless the disablement is serious and prolonged.

(2) In this Part of this Scheme, unless the context otherwise requires—

(a)“disablement”, in relation to a gainfully occupied person who has sustained a war injury, or a civil defence volunteer who has sustained a war service injury, means physical or mental injury or damage, or loss of physical or mental capacity, caused by that injury, and “disabled” shall be construed accordingly;

(b)“degree”, in relation to disablement, means the degree of that disablement as assessed under Article 10.

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