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The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Type Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2012-03-21

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Made: 21st March 2012

Coming into force: 1st April 2012

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 2012 and come into force on 1st April 2012.

(2) Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person—

(a) first diagnosed with mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2012; 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 2012.

(3) Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2012.

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

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In the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008[^f00003]—

(a) for Table 1 substitute—

Age of person with mesothelioma at diagnosis, or if unknown, at date of claim		Payment £
37 and under		81,536
38		79,951
39		78,369
40		76,787
41		75,202
42		73,619
43		72,829
44		72,033
45		71,245
46		70,453
47		69,660
48		67,447
49		65,231
50		63,011
51		60,796
52		58,575
53		56,994
54		55,412
55		53,832
56		52,242
57		50,660
58		46,546
59		42,427
60		38,316
61		34,197
62		30,081
63		27,546
64		25,012
65		22,483
66		19,949
67		17,416
68		16,900
69		16,384
70		15,873
71		15,359
72		14,844
73		14,407
74		13,962
75		13,534
76		13,104
77 and over		12,666

(b) for Table 2 substitute—

Age of person with mesothelioma at death		Payment £
37 and under		42,432
38		41,520
39		40,610
40		39,700
41		38,790
42		37,880
43		37,009
44		36,129
45		35,264
46		34,394
47		33,525
48		32,455
49		31,386
50		30,318
51		29,253
52		28,186
53		27,309
54		26,441
55		25,570
56		24,695
57		23,827
58		21,417
59		18,999
60		16,586
61		14,170
62		11,753
63		11,064
64		10,379
65		9,676
66		8,986
67 and over		7,025

Signed

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

Freud — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State — Department for Work and Pensions — 21st March 2012

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 it has no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations.

Footnotes

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

[^f00002]: 2008 c. 6.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2008/1963; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2010/1105 and 2011/1024.

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