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The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Type Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2010-03-30

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Made: 30th March 2010

Coming into force: 1st April 2010

In accordance with section 53(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Citation, commencement and application

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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 1st April 2010.

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

(a) first diagnosed with mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2010; 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 2010.

(3) Regulation 2(1) and (3) shall apply in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2010.

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

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(1) The Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008[^f00003] is amended as follows.

(2) For Table 1 substitute the following:

Age of person with mesothelioma at diagnosis, or if unknown, at date of claim		Payment £
37 and under		75,176
38		73,714
39		72,255
40		70,796
41		69,336
42		67,876
43		67,147
44		66,413
45		65,687
46		64,957
47		64,226
48		62,185
49		60,143
50		58,095
51		56,053
52		54,006
53		52,548
54		51,089
55		49,632
56		48,167
57		46,708
58		42,915
59		39,117
60		35,327
61		31,530
62		27,734
63		25,397
64		23,061
65		20,729
66		18,393
67		16,057
68		15,582
69		15,106
70		14,634
71		14,161
72		13,686
73		13,283
74		12,873
75		12,478
76		12,081
77 and over		11,678

(3) For Table 2 substitute the following:

Age of person with mesothelioma at death		Payment £
37 and under		39,122
38		38,281
39		37,442
40		36,603
41		35,764
42		34,925
43		34,122
44		33,310
45		32,513
46		31,711
47		30,910
48		29,923
49		28,938
50		27,952
51		26,971
52		25,987
53		25,178
54		24,378
55		23,575
56		22,768
57		21,968
58		19,746
59		17,517
60		15,292
61		13,065
62		10,836
63		10,201
64		9,569
65		8,921
66		8,285
67 and over		7,298

Signed

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

William D. McKenzie — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, — Department for Work and Pensions — 30th March 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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 no impact on the private, public or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: Section 53(1) is cited for the meaning it gives to “regulations”.

[^f00002]: 2008 c. 6.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2008/1963.

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