The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

• Citation: S.I. 2013/670
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 1st April 2013.

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

(a) first diagnosed with mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2013; 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 2013.

(3) Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2013.

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

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

(a) for Table 1 substitute—

Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma

Age of person with mesothelioma at diagnosis, or if unknown, at date of claim

Payment

£

(b) for Table 2 substitute—

Amount of lump sum payment to dependant

Age of person with mesothelioma at death

Payment

£