Prospective
(1)Where an award of redress is made under section 12 on an application under section 3—
(a)any right to bring civil proceedings to recover compensation in respect of relevant abuse is automatically waived, and
(b)any other right under an enactment or rule of law to recover compensation in respect of relevant abuse ceases to have effect.
(2)Where an award of redress is made under section 12 on an application under section 6—
(a)any right to bring civil proceedings to recover compensation in respect of relevant injury or loss is automatically waived, and
(b)any other right under an enactment or rule of law to recover compensation in respect of relevant injury or loss ceases to have effect.
(3)Where the award of redress is made on an application made in reliance on section 7 (application on behalf of child), subsection (1) or (2) of this section has effect in spite of any rule of law that would otherwise restrict or prevent it from doing so.
(4)In this section, “relevant abuse” means—
(a)the abuse to which the award of redress relates,
(b)any abuse to which the application for redress related but in respect of which no award of redress was made, and
(c)any other abuse suffered by the person in respect of whom the application was made for which the applicant would have been entitled to apply for redress under this Measure.
(5)In this section, “relevant injury or loss” means—
(a)the mental or emotional injury or economic loss to which the award of redress relates,
(b)any mental or emotional injury or economic loss to which the application for redress related but in respect of which no award of redress was made, and
(c)any other mental or emotional injury or economic loss suffered by the applicant for which the applicant would have been entitled to apply for redress under this Measure.
(6)This section does not affect the right of appeal under section 15 or the rights under section 18 (reconsideration in light of new information).
(7)The rules may make further provision for the purposes of this section.
Commencement Information
I1S. 14 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 33(3)