# The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Amendment (No.2) Scheme 1992, Section 2: Amendment of article 2 of the principal Scheme


In article 2 of the principal Scheme (interpretation), after paragraph (14) (definition of “material date”) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(14A) “noise-induced sensorineural hearing loss” means damage to the cochlear hair cells of the inner ear which is caused by the exposure of the cochlea to noise, and a condition or symptom is to be treated as related to such hearing loss if it is another condition, or a symptom, which is the consequence of damage to the cochlear hair cells of the inner ear which is caused by the exposure of the cochlea to noise;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3226/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/personal-injuries-civilians-amendment-no2-scheme-1992/section-2
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