1 Citation, commencement and application

(1)    These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and shall come into force on 1st April 2011.

(2)    Regulation 2(1) and (2) shall apply in relation to a person—

(a)    first diagnosed with mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2011; or

(b)    where the date of their first diagnosis with mesothelioma is unknown, if a claim is made by that person on or after 1st April 2011.

(3)    Regulation 2(1) and (3) shall apply in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2011.

NOTES
Initial Commencement
Specified date

Specified date: 1 April 2011: see para (1) above.
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2 Amendment of the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008

2Amendment of the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008

(1)    The Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008 is amended as follows.

(2)    For Table 1 substitute the following:—

“Table 1
Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma.
Age of person with mesothelioma at diagnosis, or if unknown, at date of claimPayment
£
37 and under77,506
3875,999
3974,495
4072,991
4171,485
4269,980
4369,229
4468,472
4567,723
4666,971
4766,217
4864,113
4962,007
5059,896
5157,791
5255,680
5354,177
5452,673
5551,171
5649,660
5748,156
5844,245
5940,330
6036,422
6132,507
6228,594
6326,184
6423,776
6521,372
6618,963
6716,555
6816,065
6915,574
7015,088
7114,600
7214,110
7313,695
7413,272
7512,865
7612,456
77 and over12,040.”

(3)    For Table 2 substitute the following:—

“Table 2
Amount of lump sum payment to dependant
Age of person with mesothelioma at deathPayment
£
37 and under40,335
3839,468
3938,603
4037,738
4136,873
4236,008
4335,180
4434,343
4533,521
4632,694
4731,868
4830,851
4929,835
5028,819
5127,807
5226,793
5325,959
5425,134
5524,306
5623,474
5722,649
5820,358
5918,060
6015,766
6113,470
6211,172
6310,517
649,866
659,198
668,542
67 and over7,524.”
NOTES
Initial Commencement
Specified date

Specified date: 1 April 2011: see reg 1(1).
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Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Freud

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

31st March 2011

EXPLANATORY NOTE

EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008 by substituting revised tables of lump sum payments payable to people with mesothelioma or to their dependants.

A full impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as it has no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations.

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