The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Claims and Reconsiderations) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

• Citation: S.I. 2008/2706
• Sections: 4

Section 1

These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Claims and Reconsiderations) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 3rd November 2008.

Section 2

The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Claims and Reconsiderations) Regulations 2008 are amended as follows.

Section 3

In regulation 5—

(a) in paragraph (2) for “an appeal tribunal” substitute “the First-tier Tribunal”; and

(b) in paragraph (3) for “appeal tribunal” substitute “First-tier Tribunal”.

Section 4

After regulation 5 add—

Appeals

(6) Regulation 33 of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999 (notice of appeal) applies to an appeal against a determination made by the Secretary of State—

(a) on a claim; or

(b) on reconsideration under section 49 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 of a determination made on a claim

as it applies to an appeal under section 12 of the Social Security Act 1998 .