(1) Section 191 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following for subsections (1) and (2):

"(1) In this section -

'the Act' means the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act, 1997;

'the Tribunal' means the Tribunal known as the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal established under section 3 of the Act.

(2) This section shall apply to any payment in respect of compensation -

(a) by the Tribunal in accordance with the Act, or

(b) following the institution by or on behalf of a person of a civil action for damages in respect of personal injury,

to a person referred to -

(i) in subsection (1) of section 4 of the Act, in respect of matters referred to in that section, or

(ii) in any regulations made under section 9 of the Act, in respect of matters referred to in those regulations.".

(2) This section shall apply as on and from the 1st day of November, 1997.