UK Offence Report

Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988

Northern Ireland Order in Council 1988 No. 793 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
27 April 1988
In force from
Not determined
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Miscellaneous
Made under
Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order repeals and re-enacts with amendments the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977. The principal amendments are— a to introduce a bereavement award of £3,500 and an award of £5,000 to a woman who intends to keep a child conceived as a result of a rape; b to enable criminal convictions indicative of the conduct and way of life of the victim or applicant to be taken into account in the assessment of compensation; c to restrict the cases in which compensation is awarded for nervous shock; d to increase the minimum amount of a claim for compensation; e to increase the discretionary payments limit in respect of children; f to restrict the introduction of new matter in an appeal against a determination of compensation; g to introduce time limits for applications for compensation; and h to exclude from compensation certain injuries sustained accidentally in the course of arresting offenders or preventing offences.

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