Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act, 2002

Amendment of section 11 of Principal Act.

8.—Section 11(4) of the Principal Act is hereby amended—

(a) by the insertion in subsection (4) after “an award from the Tribunal” of “or from the High Court on an appeal from the Tribunal under section 5 or 6”, and

(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):

“(4A) Where a claimant accepts an award of further compensation from the Tribunal under section 5(7) or from the High Court on an appeal from the Tribunal against that award, the claimant may apply to have an amount paid to him or her from the Fund.”.