{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-injuries-compensation-act-1995/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-injuries-compensation-act-1995/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/53",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-injuries-compensation-act-1995",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Appeals.",
  "text": "(1) The Scheme shall include provision for rights of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal against decisions taken on reviews under provisions of the Scheme made by virtue of section 4.\n(8) In Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (tribunals under the supervision of the Council on Tribunals), in the entry relating to compensation for criminal injuries substitute, for the second column—\n“\n12 The adjudicators appointed under section 5 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995 (c 53).”.\n(9) The power conferred by section 3(1)(a) to provide for the reduction of an amount of compensation includes power to provide for a reduction where, in the opinion of the First-tier Tribunal determining an appeal, the appeal is frivolous or vexatious.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 5(1) substituted for s. 5(1)-(7) (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833) , art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 124(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 5(9) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833) , art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 124(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1992 c. 53 ."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 5 power to transfer functions conferred (19.9.2007) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), ss. 30, 148; S.I. 2007/2709, art. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 5 transfer of functions (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833) , arts. 1(1), 3(1), 4, 5, Sch. 1 Table 1 (with Sch. 4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/53/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:32:32.801799+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}