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UK Law Reference
All sections of Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019
2019 c. 31, s.5

Section 5 — Application for compensation

This version in force from 2020-03-27

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) An application for compensation under this Part must be made to the Board.

(2) The application must be made before the end of the period of five years beginning with the date on which the establishment of the Board is advertised in the Belfast Gazette.

(3) In the case of each person by or in respect of whom an application for compensation under this Part for the person having suffered abuse may be made—

(a) only one application may be made, but

(b) that application may relate to more than one institution.

(4) The application must be made in accordance with such provision as may be made in rules.

(5) Rules must include provision for the material which may be provided in support of an application for compensation under this Part to include material in the form of audio or video recordings.