47Restrictions on recovery of cost of medical reports

#### 47 Restrictions on recovery of cost of medical reports 47 Restrictions on recovery of cost of medical reports > > (1) A party to proceedings on a claim is not entitled to be paid for or recover the cost of a medical report in connection with the claim unless— > > > > > (a) the report has been admitted into those proceedings on behalf of the party, or > > > > > (b) the report has been disclosed to a medical assessor. > > > (2) A party to a claim where no proceedings have been taken is not entitled to be paid for or recover the cost of a medical report in connection with the claim unless the report has been served on another party, and— > > > > > (a) the report would be admissible in proceedings on behalf of the party, or > > > > > (b) the report could be disclosed to a medical assessor. > > > (3) In this clause— > > > > > (a) a reference to a claim includes a reference to an initial notification of injury (as defined in Part 3 of Chapter 7 of the 1998 Act), and > > > > > (b) a reference to proceedings on a claim includes a reference to proceedings in respect of the payment of provisional weekly payments of compensation under the 1998 Act. > > **cll 47:** Am 2020 (744), Sch 3\[6\].