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  "title": "The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014",
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  "long_title": "These Regulations establish the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (“the Scheme”) under section 1 of the Mesothelioma Act 2014 (“the Act”) which provides for the Secretary of State to establish a scheme for the purpose of making payments to eligible people with diffuse mesothelioma and to eligible dependants of those who have died with diffuse mesothelioma. These Regulations make provision concerning the duties of the scheme administrator, further matters related to eligibility under the Act, the procedure for making applications, for the determination of applications (including the level of scheme payments), for the form in which payments are to be made and for reviews of decisions and appeals against such reviews.",
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