PART 3Entitlement to victims' payments

Causation of injuryI17

1

For the purpose of these Regulations, a person's injury may only be considered to be caused by a Troubles-related incident if it is suffered by that person when—

a

present at a Troubles-related incident;

b

present in the immediate aftermath of a Troubles-related incident in which a loved one died or suffered an injury;

c

responding, in the course of employment, to a Troubles-related incident, in which the person reasonably believed a loved one had died or suffered significant injury.

2

In this regulation—

  • “employment” includes service of the Crown;

  • “immediate aftermath” includes any time when a loved one is in the same condition as they would have been at the scene of the Troubles-related incident;

  • “loved one” means another person with whom a person has a close relationship of love and affection, and such a relationship will be presumed to exist between—

    1. a

      two people who are married to each other, or are civil partners, or live together as husband and wife or as if they were civil partners, and

    2. b

      a parent and child;

  • “F1responding, in the course of employment, to a Troubles-related incident” includes preventing, mitigating, or otherwise addressing the incident.