Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009

Amendment of Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act 1997.

62.— Section 7(1A) (inserted by section 3 of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2006 ) of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act 1997 is amended by the substitution of the following for paragraphs (n) and (o):

“(n) to specify that the scheme administrator shall refuse an application for a benefit, other than a benefit provided under paragraph (i), under the scheme made—

(i) by a relevant claimant who is not less than 65 years of age, and

(ii) on or after the 1st anniversary of the relevant date,

(o) to specify that no benefit, other than a benefit provided under paragraph (i), under the scheme shall—

(i) be provided, or

(ii) continue to be provided,

to a relevant claimant who is not less than 75 years of age.”.