Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988
This Order repeals and re-enacts with amendments the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977. The principal amendments are—to introduce a bereavement award of £3,500 and an award of £5,000 to a woman who intends to keep a child conceived as a result of a rape;to enable criminal convictions indicative of the conduct and way of life of the victim or applicant to be taken into account in the assessment of compensation;to restrict the cases in which compensation is awarded for nervous shock;to increase the minimum amount of a claim for compensation;to increase the discretionary payments limit in respect of children;to restrict the introduction of new matter in an appeal against a determination of compensation;to introduce time limits for applications for compensation; andto exclude from compensation certain injuries sustained accidentally in the course of arresting offenders or preventing offences.