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The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2015

S.I. 2015/367 · Made 23 February 2015

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Payment Scheme

Made 23rd February 2015

Laid before Parliament 27th February 2015

Coming into force 31st March 2015

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 17(4) of the Mesothelioma Act 2014f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2014 c. 1.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, interpretation and application
  2. 2Amendment of Schedule 4 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 31st March 2015.

(2)

In these Regulations “first diagnosed” has the meaning given to it by Schedule 1 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014f1.

(3)

These Regulations apply only in relation to any case in which a person was first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 10th February 2015.

2Amendment of Schedule 4 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014

In Schedule 4 (Amount of Scheme Payments) to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014 for Table 1 substitute—

“

Table 1

Age of the person with diffuse mesothelioma (see regulation 16(3))Scheme Payment
40 and under£271,120
41£267,439
42£263,758
43£260,078
44£256,396
45£252,715
46£249,034
47£245,353
48£241,671
49£237,990
50£234,309
51£230,628
52£226,946
53£223,265
54£219,584
55£215,903
56£212,221
57£208,540
58£204,859
59£201,179
60£197,498
61£193,816
62£190,135
63£186,454
64£182,773
65£179,091
66£175,410
67£171,729
68£168,048
69£164,366
70£160,685
71£157,004
72£153,323
73£149,641
74£145,960
75£142,279
76£138,599
77£134,918
78£131,236
79£127,555
80£123,874
81£120,193
82£116,511
83£112,830
84£109,149
85£105,468
86£101,786
87£98,105
88£94,424
89£90,743
90 and over£87,061

”

Signature

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

Freud

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Work and Pensions

23rd February 2015

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations substitute the table in Schedule 4 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/916). This has the effect of increasing the level of payments made under the scheme for each age category by an average of around £30,000. The substituted payment amounts apply to eligible persons first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 10th February 2015 and, where the person first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 10th February 2015 has died without making an application to the scheme, to their eligible dependants.

A final stage impact assessment was produced in 2014 to cover, in detail, the impacts of the scheme on the private sector including Employers’ Liability insurers, Government and individuals. A copy is available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/286525/mesothelioma-payment-scheme-ia-mar-2014.pdf

or a copy can be obtained by writing to:

The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme team, Caxton House, 1st Floor Caxton House, Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NA.