SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4RECOVERY OF SUMS EQUIVALENT TO BENEFIT FROM COMPENSATION PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF ACCIDENTS, ETC: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION
PART IIPAYMENTS, DEDUCTIONS AND CERTIFICATES
Protection of legal aid charges
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1
In any case where—
a
the compensation payment is subject to any charge under the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 198138; and
b
after the making of the relevant deduction, the balance of the compensation payment is insufficient to satisfy that charge,
the Department shall make such a payment as will secure that the deficiency is made good to the extent of the relevant payment.
2
Where the Department makes a payment under this paragraph, then, for the purposes of paragraph 3, the amount of the payment shall be treated as increasing the total benefit.