Section 16 Payments into court.I1

England and Wales

(1)

Regulations may make provision (including provision modifying this Act) for any case in which a payment into court is made.

(2)

The regulations may (among other things) provide—

(a)

for the making of a payment into court to be treated in prescribed circumstances as the making of a compensation payment,

(b)

for application for, and issue of, certificates of recoverable benefits, and

(c)

for the relevant period to be treated as ending on a date determined in accordance with the regulations.

(3)

Rules of court may make provision governing practice and procedure in such cases.

(4)

This section does not extend to Scotland.

Annotations

I1: S. 16 wholly in force at 6.10.1997; s. 16 was not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 34(2); s. 16(1)(2) in force for specified purposes at 3.9.1997 by S.I. 1997/2087, art. 2(1); s. 16 wholly in force at 6.10.1997 insofar as not already in force by S.I. 1997/2085, reg. 2(2)