Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2006
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Amendment of section 4 of Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act 1997 (claims before Tribunal). |
2.— Section 4(1) of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act 1997 (as amended by section 4 of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2002 ) is amended by substituting the following for paragraph (h): | |
“(h) any person— | ||
(i) who is married to a person who fell into paragraph (a), (b) or (f) before the commencement of this paragraph and was so married before that commencement, | ||
(ii) who is married to a person who fell into paragraph (a), (b) or (f) on or after the commencement of this paragraph and was so married before the person so fell into that paragraph, | ||
(iii) who has been living with a person who fell into paragraph (a), (b) or (f) before the commencement of this paragraph and has been so living with the person for a continuous period of not less than 3 years commencing before the commencement of this paragraph, or | ||
(iv) who has been living with a person who fell into paragraph (a), (b) or (f) on or after the commencement of this paragraph and has been so living with the person for a continuous period of not less than 3 years commencing before the person so fell into that paragraph, | ||
in respect of the loss of consortium of that person, including impairment of sexual relations with the person, arising from the risk of transmission of Hepatitis C or HIV,”. |