5Eligibility for compensation payment

5 Eligibility for compensation payment

Veteran (1) A veteran is eligible for a compensation payment if the following conditions are satisfied: (a) the veteran was alive at the beginning of 1 July 2003; (b) the veteran was interned by North Korean military forces at any time during the designated war period. Partner of deceased veteran (2) A person is eligible for a compensation payment in respect of a deceased veteran if the following conditions are satisfied: (a) the person was alive at the beginning of 1 July 2003; (b) the veteran died before 1 July 2003; (c) the person was a partner of the veteran immediately before the veteran’s death; (d) the veteran was interned by North Korean military forces at any time during the designated war period. One payment only (3) A person is not entitled to more than one compensation payment.