The Criminal Injuries Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 2002

Northern Ireland Order in Council 2002 No. 796 — creates 1 criminal offence.

Made

26 March 2002

In force from

Not determined

Extent

Not stated

Subject

Miscellaneous

Made under

Northern Ireland Act 1998

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 the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988. It replaces the arrangements under that Order for paying compensation for criminal injuries. The key features of the new arrangements are— a the introduction of a new statutory Scheme; b the establishment of a tariff of injuries to calculate the standard amount of compensation; c in certain cases payment for loss of earnings and special expenses; d the introduction of a new bereavement support payment; e provision for reviews of decisions; f the establishment of an independent Appeals Panel to hear appeals against decisions of the Secretary of State; g the introduction of funded support and assistance from a designated body to replace paid legal assistance.

Offences created by this instrument

• Any person who— a by any deception (as defined in section 15(4) of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969) obtains… article 17(1) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind

How Parliament handled it

Parliament's Statutory Instruments service records procedure from May 2017 onwards, and this instrument predates it. That is a limit of the source, not a statement that nothing happened.

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