The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011

Supplementary award following traumatic physical damage U.K.

1.—(1) Subject to the provisions in this article a supplementary award is payable where—

(a) an injury is a traumatic physical injury; [F1 and]

(b) the injury is described by a descriptor in Table 2 of the tariff.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the supplementary award is £60,000 where the injury is accompanied by—

(i) incontinence of the bowel or bladder, or both;

(ii) impotence;

(iii) infertility; or

(iv) physical disfigurement due to an injury to external genitalia.

(3) Where an injury is accompanied by more than one of the effects specified in paragraphs (i) to (iv) of sub-paragraph (2) a supplementary award of £60,000—

(a) is payable for each of the paragraphs which apply; but

(b) for each condition is payable once only.

(4) The supplementary award is £40,000 where the injury—

(a) results in the loss of one kidney, or

(b) treatment for the injury requires a kidney to be removed,

in either case without the development of chronic renal failure.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 2 para. 1(1)(a) inserted (17.11.2011) by The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2552), arts. 1(1), 9(2) (with art. 10)