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.