Amendment of article 20 of the principal Order (temporary awards)2

Article 20 of the principal Order (temporary awards) is amended as follows—

a

in paragraph (1)(a) after ‘tariff’ insert “in force on the date on which the claim for benefit was made”;

b

in paragraph (4) before “If the Secretary” insert “Except where paragraph (6) applies”;

c

after paragraph (4) insert—

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Where paragraph (6) applies the Secretary of State shall—

a

issue a decision making a permanent award of benefit in favour of the claimant, which award shall take effect from the day on which the temporary award was made; and

b

guaranteed income payment shall continue to be paid in accordance with this Order.

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This paragraph applies where the Secretary of State has, in the period since the date on which the claim for benefit was made and before he made a temporary award in respect of that person, amended this Order by —

a

including an injury of a description which is the same as the injury in respect of which the temporary award was made; and

b

which is at the same level of the tariff in respect of which the temporary award was made.