# The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983, Article 72: Power to award lump sums


Where the Secretary of State is satisfied, in the case of a person in relation to whose disablement the conditions of Article 8(1) or 41 are fulfilled but whose degree of disablement is assessed at less than 20 per cent., that a payment of a lump sum in respect of his disablement would be appropriate having regard to the nature of his disablement, that person may be awarded in respect of his disablement a lump sum of such an amount as the Secretary of State may think fit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/686/article/72 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/personal-injuries-civilians-scheme-1983/article-72
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