Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003

Order to pay to operate as satisfaction of claimant's claim.

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41.—(1) If the amount or amounts specified in an order to pay are paid to the claimant such payment shall constitute a satisfaction of the claimant's relevant claim for the purposes of section 16 of the Act of 1961 as if the claimant had agreed that that payment would be a payment of the full damages to him or her in respect of the claim.

(2) If only a portion of the amount or amounts specified in an order to pay are paid to the claimant such payment shall constitute a partial satisfaction of the claimant's relevant claim for the purposes of section 16 of the Act of 1961.