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Article 8 Application and interpretation of Part III

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

Under this Part of this Scheme awards may be made in respect of disablement caused by war injuries to gainfully occupied persons and war service injuries to civil defence volunteers:

Provided that an award under this Part of this Scheme in respect of a person's disablement shall not be made unless the disablement is serious and prolonged.

(2)

In this Part of this Scheme, unless the context otherwise requires—

(a)

“disablement”, in relation to a gainfully occupied person who has sustained a war injury, or a civil defence volunteer who has sustained a war service injury, means physical or mental injury or damage, or loss of physical or mental capacity, caused by that injury, and “disabled” shall be construed accordingly;

(b)

“degree”, in relation to disablement, means the degree of that disablement as assessed under Article 10.