Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019
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15 Status etc of award
(1) An award of compensation under this Part is to be paid— (a) as a single lump sum, or (b) if the award is by way of two payments in accordance with section 14, as a lump sum for each payment. (2) An award of compensation under this Part does not give rise to a charge to any tax or to a liability to pay national insurance contributions. (3) An award of compensation under this Part is to be disregarded for the purposes of an assessment of a person's eligibility for a social security benefit the entitlement to which depends on the carrying out of a means test. (4) An award of compensation under this Part is to be disregarded for the purposes of an assessment of a person's ability to pay under regulations made under Article 36(6) or 99(5) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (cost of providing residential accommodation). (5) An award of compensation under this Part is to be disregarded for the purposes of an assessment of a person's financial resources under— (a) Part 3 of the Legal Aid Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, or (b) regulations under Part 2 of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003. (6) A person who is notified under section 9(7) that the person is entitled to an award of compensation on an application under this Part, or on whose application a payment is ordered to be made under section 14(2), may not bring proceedings on a claim for compensation based on matters to which the application relates.
15 Status etc of award
(1) An award of compensation under this Part is to be paid— (a) as a single lump sum, or (b) if the award is by way of two payments in accordance with section 14, as a lump sum for each payment. (2) An award of compensation under this Part does not give rise to a charge to any tax or to a liability to pay national insurance contributions. (3) An award of compensation under this Part is to be disregarded for the purposes of an assessment of a person's eligibility for a social security benefit the entitlement to which depends on the carrying out of a means test. (4) An award of compensation under this Part is to be disregarded for the purposes of an assessment of a person's ability to pay under regulations made under Article 36(6) or 99(5) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (cost of providing residential accommodation). (5) An award of compensation under this Part is to be disregarded for the purposes of an assessment of a person's financial resources under— (a) Part 3 of the Legal Aid Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, or (b) regulations under Part 2 of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003. (6) A person who is notified under section 9(7) that the person is entitled to an award of compensation on an application under this Part, or on whose application a payment is ordered to be made under section 14(2), may not bring proceedings on a claim for compensation based on matters to which the application relates.
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