45 Disablement questions
Social Security Administration Act 1992 (1992 c 5) | Legislation

45  Disablement questions

(1) In relation to industrial injuries benefit ..., the “disablement questions” are the questions—

(a) ... whether the relevant accident has resulted in a loss of faculty;

(b) ... at what degree the extent of disablement resulting from a loss of faculty is to be assessed, and what period is to be taken into account by the assessment;

but questions relating to the aggregation of percentages of disablement resulting from different accidents are not disablement questions (and accordingly fall to be determined by an adjudication officer).

(2) Subject to and in accordance with regulations, the disablement

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