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Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act 1979
10BTotal exclusion: accidents at motor sports events
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10B Total exclusion: accidents at motor sports events
(1) No benefits are payable under this Act for a person's injury or death
in, or as a result of, a motor accident if a motor vehicle involved in
the accident was taking part in a motor sport event, and at the time
of the motor accident the injured person was:
(a) the driver of, or a passenger in, the motor vehicle; or
(b) an official or organiser of the event; or
(c) assisting in any way in the holding of the event; or
(d) assisting participants in the event; or
(e) otherwise associated with the holding of the event.
(2) In this section:
motor sport event means a race, competition, demonstration, trial,
high speed test or similar event involving motor vehicles (whether
formally organised or not), and any preparations for the event.