Regulation 7 Application for a certificate of recoverable benefits
The following particulars are prescribed for the purposes of section 21(3)(a) (particulars to be included in an application for a certificate of recoverable benefits):
the full name and address of the injured person;
the date of birth and, where known, the national insurance number of that person;
where the liability arises or is alleged to arise in respect of an accident or injury, the date of the accident or injury;
the nature of the accident, injury or disease;
where the person liable, or alleged to be liable, in respect of the accident, injury or disease, is the employer of the injured person, or has been such an employer, the information prescribed by regulation 5.
An application for a certificate of recoverable benefits is to be treated for the purposes of the 1997 Act as received by the Secretary of State on the day on which it is received by the Compensation Recovery Unit, or if the application is received after normal business hours, or on a day which is not a normal business day at that office, on the next such day.