# Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, Article 11: Ancillary provisions as to payments


(1) The Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, make one or more payments on account of the compensation payable but, subject to that, compensation shall be a lump sum.
(2) Where on an application under Article 4 the Secretary of State pays compensation to any person, the Secretary of State shall also pay to that person, in respect of the costs and expenses incurred by him in making out and verifying his claim to compensation, such sum as is reasonable having regard to the circumstances and references to compensation in this Article and Articles 16 and 20(2) shall be construed as including references to any such sum.
(3) Compensation may be paid on such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State thinks fit as to the payment, disposal, allotment or apportionment of the compensation to or for the benefit of the victim or the dependants, or any of them, or to any other person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1977/1248/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-injuries-compensation-northern-ireland-order-1977/article-11
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