The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

• Citation: S.I. 2023/373
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement, application and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 1st April 2023.

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

(a) first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2023; or

(b) where the date of the first diagnosis with diffuse mesothelioma is unknown, if a claim under section 46(1) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 is made by that person on or after 1st April 2023.

(3) Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2023 and who, immediately before their death, had diffuse mesothelioma.

(4) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

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 (together with the headings to the Table) substitute—

Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma

Payment

£

(b) for Table 2 (together with the headings to the Table) substitute—

Amount of lump sum payment to dependant

Payment

£