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Regulation 5 Amount of lump sum payment

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(1)

The amount of a payment made under section 46(2) of the Act to a person with mesothelioma shall be determined in accordance with Table 1 of the Schedule.

(2)

In Table 1 of the Schedule, the reference to the age of the person is a reference to—

(a)

the age at which the person was first diagnosed with mesothelioma; or

(b)

where the age at which the person was first diagnosed with mesothelioma is unknown, the age at which the person made the claim.

(3)

The amount of a payment made under section 46(2) of the Act to a dependant shall be determined in accordance with Table 2 of the Schedule.

(4)

In Table 2 of the Schedule, the reference to the age of the person with mesothelioma is a reference to the age of that person at death.