The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Amendment Scheme 2001

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Scheme may be cited as the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Amendment Scheme 2001 and shall, subject to articles (2) to (6), come into force on 9th April 2001 (“the commencement date”).

(2) In this Scheme, “the principal Scheme” means the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983(1) and, except where the context otherwise requires, a reference to a numbered article, Part, Table or Schedule is to the article, Part, Table or Schedule in the principal Scheme which bears that number.

Amendments to the principal Scheme and application

2.—(1) The amendments to the principal Scheme contained in Schedule 1 to this Scheme shall have effect.

(2) Paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 5(a), (b) and (d), and 9 to 11, 16(b) and (c) and 18 to 21 of Schedule 1 to this Scheme (which amend articles 2, 14, 15, 16, 18(2), (2A) and (7), 25A, 26A, 33 to 35, 76(3)(b) and Schedule 5 and insert article 76(2A)) shall apply for the purposes of decisions made on or after the commencement date.

(3) Paragraph 5(c) of Schedule 1 to this Scheme (which amends paragraph (5)(b) of article 18) shall apply for the purposes of claims made on or after the date which is six months after the commencement date.

(4) Paragraphs 12 and 13(a) of Schedule 1 to this Scheme (which amend articles 64 and 67(1)(c)) shall apply for the purposes of deductions of pensions and allowances made for any day on or after the commencement date.

(5) Paragraphs 13(b) and 14 of Schedule 1 to this Scheme (which amend articles 67(1)(d) and 68) shall apply for the purposes of decisions to withhold or forfeit a pension made on or after the commencement date.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Hugh Bayley

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Social Security

13th February 2001

We approve

Jim Dowd

Clive J. C. Betts

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

14th February 2001