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UK Law Reference
All sections of Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019
2019 c. 31, s.7

Section 7 — Priority of applications

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) It is for the President of the Board to decide the order of priority in which applications for compensation under this Part are to be determined.

(2) In making a decision under subsection (1), the President must have particular regard to—

(a) the age of each applicant, and

(b) in so far as it is disclosed on the application, the health of each applicant.