Police Reserve Trainee Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Allowance in respect of medical charges

7.—(1) Where a police reserve trainee –

(a) receives an injury without his default when –

(i) participating in training specified under regulation 2(b) or tests or assessments determined under regulation 2(c) at a place approved for the purposes of this regulation by the Chief Constable, or

(ii) travelling to or from such a place for the purposes of participating in such training, tests or assessments, and

(b) incurs normal standard charges under Article 5, 61, 62, 63 or 98 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972(1) (which Articles relate to charges for certain drugs, medicines and appliances and for dental treatment) by reason of the injury,

he shall be reimbursed the charges.

(2) Where a police reserve trainee –

(a) receives an injury which, in the opinion of the Chief Constable,

(i) would not have been received had he not been known to be a police reserve trainee, or

(ii) is an injury to which sub-paragraph (i) may apply, and should be treated as one to which sub-paragraph (i) does apply, and

(b) incurs normal standard charges under any provision mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) by reason of the injury,

he may be reimbursed the charges.

(3) For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) –

(a) “injury” includes any injury or disease, whether of body or mind; and

(b) an injury shall be treated as received without the default of the police reserve trainee concerned unless the injury is wholly or mainly due to his own serious and culpable negligence or misconduct.

(1)

S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14) as modified by S.I. 1978/1907 (N.I. 26)