Commentary on Sections Schedule 6: Existing injury and compensation schemes
Schedule 6 lists powers to make existing injury or compensation schemes. Section 19 permits scheme regulations to close such schemes at a future date, subject to any exceptions provided for by the scheme regulations.
Paragraphs 1 to 7 list the powers under which existing injury and compensation schemes are made. This covers:
	civil servants at paragraph 1;
	local government workers at paragraph 2;
	teachers at paragraph 3;
	health service workers at paragraph 4;
	fire and rescue workers at paragraph 5;
	members of the police service at paragraph 6; and
	compensation schemes for loss of office at paragraph 7.
The meaning of the terms “compensation benefits” and “injury benefits” is set out in section 34.