Article 7 Amendment to Schedule 3 (the tariff and supplementary awards)
In Part 1 of Schedule 3—
(a)
in Table 2 (injury, wounds and scarring)—
(i)
insert after item 55—
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55A 13 Freezing cold injury including skin, nail and soft tissue damage, which has caused, or is expected to cause, significant functional limitation or restriction at 26 weeks, with substantial resolution of symptoms beyond that date. ”;
(ii)
insert after item 65—
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65A 14 Freezing cold injury including skin, nail and soft tissue damage, which has caused, or is expected to cause, significant functional limitation or restriction at 6 weeks, with substantial resolution of symptoms beyond that date. ”;
(iii)
in footnote (a) insert “freezing cold or” before “non-freezing cold injury”.
(b)
In Table 7 (senses) insert after item 29—
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29A 12 Traumatic uveitis. ”;
(c)
in Table 9 (musculoskeletal disorders) insert after item 2—
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2A 9 Traumatic back injury resulting in vertebral or intervertebral disc damage and medically verified neurological signs, which has required, or is expected to require, operative treatment and which is expected to result in permanent significant functional limitation and restriction. ”.