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12.—(1) In section 108 of that Act (disablement questions), at the end of subsection (1) add “(and accordingly fall to be determined by an adjudication officer)”.
(2) For subsection (4A) of that section substitute the following subsections—
“(4A) Where, in the case of a claimant for disablement benefit, the extent of any disablement of his resulting from an aggregable accident (that is to say, an accident other than the one which is the basis of the claim in question) has been assessed in accordance with paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 8 to this Act at less than 14 per cent., then—
(a)the adjudication officer may refer the disablement questions relating to the aggregable accident to one or more adjudicating medical practitioners for fresh determination; and
(b)on any such reference—
(i)those questions shall be determined as at the first day of the common period; and
(ii)the period to be taken into account shall be the period beginning with that day.
(4B) In subsection (4A) above “the first day of the common period” means whichever is the later of—
(a)the first day of the period taken into account by the assessment of the extent of the claimant’s disablement resulting from the accident which is the basis of the claim in question;
(b)the first day of the period taken into account by the assessment of the extent of his disablement resulting from the aggregable accident.”.
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