The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983

19.  In the application of this Schedule to Northern Ireland—

(a) any reference to a Government Department shall be construed as including a reference to a Department of the Government of Northern Ireland;

(b) any reference to the Minister of Health or the Secretary of State shall be construed as a reference to the Ministry of Public Security or the Ministry of Home Affairs;

(c) any reference to the Civil Defence Acts 1937 and 1939 shall be construed as a reference to the Civil Defence Acts (Northern Ireland) 1938 and 1939;

(d) references to sections 23, 50(1)(a) and 90(1) of the Civil Defence Act 1939 shall be construed respectively as references to sections 21, 43(1)(a) and 74(1) of the Civil Defence Act (Northern Ireland) 1939;

(e) the reference in paragraph 16 to any organisation established and maintained by the National Air Raid Precautions Animals Committee shall be construed as a reference to any organisation established and maintained in Northern Ireland with the approval of the Ministry of Public Security or the Ministry of Home Affairs for the purpose set out in paragraph 16;

(f) references to the Emergency Medical Service, the Civil Nursing Reserve and the National Fire Service shall be construed respectively as references to the Emergency Medical Service for Northern Ireland, the Civil Nursing Reserve for Northern Ireland and the National Fire Service (Northern Ireland);

(g) in paragraph 18(1)(c) and (h) for the figures “30” in every place where they appear there shall be substituted the figures “20”;

(h) in paragraph 18(3) for the words “a local education authority” there shall be substituted the words “an education authority”.