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Regulation 18 Suspension of payment of periodic compensation

(1)

The Board may suspend payment of periodic compensation to a person—

(a)

where—

(i)

correspondence is returned to the Board from the last known address of that person; and

(ii)

the Board is unable to contact that person following reasonable enquiries;

(b)

where the Board determines that a person is obtaining, attempting to obtain, or may be attempting to obtain PPF compensation to which he is not entitled; or

(c)

an automated credit transfer payment in respect of a beneficiary's entitlement to periodic compensation cannot be completed.

(2)

The Board shall resume payments of periodic compensation to a person where in the opinion of the Board—

(a)

the matter that led to the suspension has been resolved to the satisfaction of the Board; and

(b)

it is reasonable for the Board to resume making those payments.