New Clause 13

Crime and Security Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 7:00 pm on 23 February 2010.

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Eligibility and applications

'(1) The Scheme may make provision about a person's eligibility for a payment under it by reference to any or all of the following factors-

(a) the nationality of the person (or the injured person);

(b) the place of residence of the person (or the injured person);

(c) the length of time the person (or the injured person) has resided there;

(d) any other factors that the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(2) The Scheme may provide that applications for payments under it may only be made-

(a) by eligible persons;

(b) within a period specified in the Scheme (and the Scheme may specify different periods for different descriptions of act);

(c) in a manner or form specified in the Scheme.'. -(Mr. Hanson.)

This new clause enables the making of provision in the scheme for applications for payments only to be made by eligible persons and the factors by which eligibility may be determined.

Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.