# Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, Article 13: Approval of awards to minors


(1) Where—
(a) the Secretary of State determines the amount (if any) of compensation payable to or for the benefit of any person; and
(b) at the date of the determination, that person is a minor,
the Secretary of State shall apply to the county court, in accordance with county court rules, for its approval of the determination.
(2) On an application under paragraph (1), the county court—
(a) shall, if it is satisfied that the determination is in the interests of the minor, approve the determination;
(b) shall, if it is not so satisfied, make such an order as it could have made under Article 14 if there had been an appeal to it against that determination,
and, in either case, may make such an order as to the investment or payment of the compensation as appears to it to be just.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1977/1248/article/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-injuries-compensation-northern-ireland-order-1977/article-13
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