Section 36.20(1)

In this rule and rule 36.11— “the 1997 Act” means the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997; “the 2008 Regulations” means the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits)(Lump Sum Payments) Regulations 2008; “recoverable amount” means— “recoverable benefits” as defined in section 1(4)(c) of the 1997 Act; and “recoverable lump sum payments” as defined in regulation 1 of the 2008 Regulations; “deductible amount” means— any benefits by the amount of which damages are to be reduced in accordance with section 8 of, and Schedule 2 to the 1997 Act (“deductible benefits”); and any lump sum payment by the amount of which damages are to be reduced in accordance with regulation 12 of the 2008 Regulations (“deductible lump sum payments”); and “certificate”— in relation to recoverable benefits, is construed in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Act; and in relation to recoverable lump sum payments, has the meaning given in section 29 of the 1997 Act, as applied by regulation 2 of, and modified by Schedule 1 to, the 2008 Regulations.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-15