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The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

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Draft 2010, ISBN 9780111491805

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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 53(3) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Social Security

Made 000

Coming into force 1st April 2010

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in exercise of the powers conferred by section 46(3) and 53(1)f1 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008f2 makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with section 53(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

Section 53(1) is cited for the meaning it gives to “regulations”.

f2

2008 (c. 6).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and application
  2. 2Amendment of the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and application

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 1st April 2010.

(2)

 Regulation 2(1) and (2) shall apply in relation to a person –

(a)

first diagnosed with mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2010; 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 2010.

(3)

Regulation 2(1) and (3) shall apply in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2010.

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

(1)

The Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

For Table 1 substitute the following:

“

Table 1

Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma.

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

Payment

£

37 and under75,176
3873,714
3972,255
4070,796
4169,336
4267,876
4367,147
4466,413
4565,687
4664,957
4764,226
4862,185
4960,143
5058,095
5156,053
5254,006
5352,548
5451,089
5549,632
5648,167
5746,708
5842,915
5939,117
6035,327
6131,530
6227,734
6325,397
6423,061
6520,729
6618,393
6716,057
6815,582
6915,106
7014,634
7114,161
7213,686
7313,283
7412,873
7512,478
7612,081
77 and over11,678

”.

(3)

For Table 2 substitute the following:

“

Table 2

Amount of lump sum payment to dependant

Age of person with mesothelioma at death

Payment

£

37 and under39,122
3838,281
3937,442
4036,603
4135,764
4234,925
4334,122
4433,310
4532,513
4631,711
4730,910
4829,923
4928,938
5027,952
5126,971
5225,987
5325,178
5424,378
5523,575
5622,768
5721,968
5819,746
5917,517
6015,292
6113,065
6210,836
6310,201
649,569
658,921
668,285
67 and over7,298

”.

Signature

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

Name

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

Date

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008 by substituting revised tables of lump sum payments payable to people with mesothelioma or to their dependants.

A full impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as no impact on the private, public or voluntary sectors is foreseen.