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—

“(5) 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.

(6) 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.”.