Amendment to Schedule 3 (the tariff and supplementary awards)

9.—(1) In Part 1 of Schedule 3—

(a) in item 12 of Table 6 (neurological disorders) for “servere” substitute “severe”;

(b) in Table 8 (fractures and dislocations)—

(i) for item 17 substitute—

“17

11

Shoulder joint(1) instability which has required or is expected to require operative treatment with permanent significant functional limitation or restriction.”;

(ii) insert in the appropriate place—

“17A

12

Shoulder joint instability which has required or is expected to require operative treatment with substantial recovery.”;

(c) in Table 9 (musculoskeletal disorders)—

(i) in item 2 after “arthrodesis” insert “,osteotomy”;

(ii) insert in the appropriate place—

“16A

12

Traumatic back injury with one or more intervertebral disc prolapses or vertebral body or facet joint fractures which has required, or is expected to require, operative treatment and which has caused, or is expected to cause, significant functional limitation or restriction beyond 13 weeks.”;

(iii) in item 27 after “Hip” insert “pelvis,”;

(iv) in item 38 omit “Direct”.

(2) In Part 2 of Schedule 3 after paragraph 1(1)(a) insert “and”.

(1)

In this table, shoulder includes acromio-clavicular and sterno-clavicular joints.