# The Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Regulation 5: Amendments relating to payments in respect of persons lacking capacity


In regulation 5 (meaning of “relevant person”)—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) for “specified activity”, in each place it occurs, substitute “non-payment activity”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b)(i), at the end insert “which authorises the relevant person to undertake the non-payment activity”;
(b) after paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) In relation to a person (“E”) in respect of whom a payment activity is to be undertaken, the relevant person is E unless on the date the payment activity is undertaken—
(a) E is under the relevant age, in which case the relevant person is a person with parental responsibility for E;
(b) E is deceased, in which case the relevant person is E’s personal representative.”;
(c) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in the opening words, for “paragraph (1)” substitute “this regulation”;
(ii) after the opening words insert—
““non-payment activity” means any step or decision, other than a payment activity, pursuant to these Regulations;
“payment activity” means the making of a payment, or the requiring of a repayment, pursuant to these Regulations;”;
(iii) omit the definition of “specified activity”;
(d) in paragraph (4), after “(1)(c)” insert “and (1A)(b)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348276077/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-infected-blood-compensation-scheme-amendment-regulations-2025/regulation-5
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