7APersons injured before commencement of Scheme may “buy in”

#### 7A Persons injured before commencement of Scheme may “buy in” 7A Persons injured before commencement of Scheme may “buy in” > > (1) A person who has suffered a motor accident injury as a result of a motor accident occurring before the relevant Scheme commencement date (a pre-commencement injury) may be accepted as a lifetime participant in the Scheme if the person pays to the Authority, for payment into the Fund, a contribution determined by the Authority. > > > (2) The contribution is to be the amount that the Authority determines as the amount required to fund the treatment and care needs of the person as a lifetime participant in the Scheme in respect of the injury. > > > (3) A person is eligible to participate in the Scheme in respect of a pre-commencement injury only if the person would have been eligible to participate in the Scheme— > > > > > (a) had the motor accident occurred immediately after the relevant Scheme commencement date, and > > > > > (b) if the person has been awarded damages in respect of the injury—had those damages not been awarded. > > > (4) An application for a person to become a participant in the Scheme in respect of a pre-commencement injury cannot be made by an insurer. > > > (5) The LTCS Guidelines may make provision for or with respect to how a person’s contribution for participation in the Scheme in respect of a pre-commencement injury is to be determined. > > **s 7A:** Ins 2009 No 33, Sch 1 \[3\].