Time and manner of payments of industrial injuries gratuities
31.—(1) This regulation applies to any gratuity payable under Chapter IV or V of Part II of the Social Security Act 1975.
(2) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, every gratuity shall be payable in one sum.
(3) A gratuity may be payable by instalments of such amounts and at such times as appear reasonable in the circumstances of the case to the adjudicating authority awarding the gratuity if–
(a)the beneficiary to whom the gratuity has been awarded is, at the date of the award, under the age of 18 years, or
(b)in any other case, the amount of the gratuity so awarded (not being a gratuity payable to the widow of a deceased person on her remarriage) exceeds £52 and the beneficiary requests that payments should be made by instalments.
(4) An appeal shall not be brought against any decision that a gratuity should be payable by instalments or as to the amounts of any such instalments or the time of payment but any such decision may be varied by the adjudicating authority by whom the award of that gratuity is varied.
(5) Subject to the provisions of regulation 37 (suspension), a gratuity shall–
(a)if it is payable by equal weekly instalments, be paid in accordance with the provisions of regulation 22 insofar as they are applicable; or
(b)in any case, be paid by such means as may appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate in the circumstances.