(1) In this section -

'civil servant' has the meaning given to it by the Civil Service Regulation Act 1956;

'Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal' means the board of that name established pursuant to regulations made under section 92 of the Finance Act 1989;

'medical practitioner' means a medical practitioner who is for the time being registered in the register of medical practitioners established under section 43 of the Medical Practioners Act 2007;

'member' means a medical practitioner who is a member of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal;

'travel' means travel by car, motorcycle, taxi, bus, rail, boat or aircraft.

(2) This section applies to payments made on or after 1 November 2023 by or on behalf of the Minister for Finance to a member in respect of expenses of travel and subsistence incurred by the member in attending meetings of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal.