Specified persons are defined by s2 of the Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act 1960. 

Specified persons are: 

a) Persons who are entitled to receive the benefit of the compensation monies under a settlement agreement; and who:

• i) at the time the settlement agreement is made, are not represented by a public officer or a lawyer;

• ii) at the time of the making of payment of compensation monies, are isolated or quarantined in a hospital or other place under s15(1) or (2) of the Infectious Diseases Act 1976; or

• iii) at the time of the making of payment of compensation monies, are under legal custody in a place of detention.

b) Persons who are entitled to receive the benefit of a judgment, and who at the time of the judgement:

• i) are below 21 years of age;

• ii) lack capacity within the meaning of s4 of the Mental Capacity Act 2008;

• iii) are not represented by a public officer or a lawyer;

• iv) are isolated or quarantined in a hospital or other place under s15(1) or (2) of the Infectious Diseases Act 1976; or

• v) are under legal custody in a place of detention.