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PART 7MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL

Payment of compensation

25.—(1) Compensation, other than lump sum compensation, is to be paid in arrears—

(a)at intervals of one month; or

(b)at such longer intervals as may be agreed between the compensating authority and the recipient.

(2) Where compensation ceases to be payable before the next date on which a payment would be due, a proportionate payment is to be made for the period ending on the date of cessation.

(3) A proportionate payment is a payment of—

where—

A is the annual rate of the compensation,

B is the number of complete months, if any, in the period,

C is the number of days remaining in the period after deducting B, and

D is the number of days in the month in which the period ended.

(4) If a person entitled to payment of compensation has not attained the age of 18, or is incapable by reason of infirmity of mind or body of managing his affairs, the compensating authority may—

(a)pay it to any person having the care of the person entitled; or

(b)apply it for the benefit of the person entitled or his dependants.