# The Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2007, Paragraph 9: Death or infirmity resulting from qualifying injury

Extent: N.I.

(1) Except for the purposes of rule 3 of Part 2 a person shall be taken to have died from the effects of a qualifying injury if it appears that, had he not suffered that injury, he would not have died when he did.
(2) Except for the purposes of rule 3 of Part 2, in the case of a person who has died or become permanently disabled, any infirmity of mind or body shall be taken to have been occasioned by an injury if the injury caused or substantially contributed to the infirmity or, as the case may be, the person’s death.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/143/schedule/ANNEX/part/1/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firefighters-compensation-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2007/schedule-ANNEX/part-1/paragraph-9
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