The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2001
Draft 2001, ISBN 0110298438
Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 7(3) of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 2001
Coming into force 1st December 2001
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(1), (2) and (4) and 7 of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following regulations, of which a draft has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:—
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1979 c. 41: section 1 of the Act was amended by section 24 of the Social Security Act 1985 (c. 53).
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and application
- 2Amendment of the Regulations
- Signature
- Schedule Schedule
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and application
These Regulations may be cited as the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st December 2001.
These Regulations shall apply in relation to any case in which a person first fulfils the conditions of entitlement to a payment under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 on or after the day on which they come into force.
2Amendment of the Regulations
In the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988f1—
for the Schedule to those Regulations there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;
in regulations 5(1) and 8 (minimum amounts payable to dependant), for the amount £1,992 there shall be substituted the amount £2,068;
in regulation 6(1) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis), for the amount £4,121 (in both places) there shall be substituted the amount £4,278.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
2001
“SCHEDULE
TABLE 1
Regulations 3, 4, 5 and 6
(1)This table is for the determination of payments to disabled persons under regulation 3 (or, as the case may be, regulation 6), and for the determination of payments to dependants of deceased sufferers under regulation 4(1).
(2)The relevant period is the period specified in regulation 3(2) or 3(3) or, in the case of a disabled person to whom regulation 6 applies, the first period specified in regulation 6(1)(b).
(3)The age of the disabled person is his age determined in accordance with regulation 3(2), or 3(3) or, in the case of a disabled person to whom regulation 6 applies, regulation 6(1)(b). In determining the amount payable to a dependant of a disabled person under regulation 4(1), the age to be taken for the purpose of calculating the sum to be deducted from the amount which would have been payable to the disabled person had he still been alive is the age of the deceased at his last birthday preceding his death.
PART A
PAYMENTS TO DISABLED PERSONS TO WHOM IS PAYABLE DISABLEMENT BENEFIT UNDER SECTION 108 OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT 1992 OR UNDER ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF THE FORMER INDUSTRIAL INJURIES ACTS, OR WOULD BE PAYABLE BUT FOR THE DISABLEMENT AMOUNTING TO LESS THAN THE APPROPRIATE PERCENTAGE
Age of disabled person Percentage assessment for the relevant period 10%– or less 11%–20% 21%–30% 31%–40% 41%–50% 51%–60% 61%–70% 71%–80% 81%–90% 91%–100% £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 37 and under 23943 42757 50167 51592 53017 54157 55298 56437 57578 58718 38 23258 41045 48655 50397 51875 53017 54157 55298 56437 57578 39 22573 39334 47145 49197 50737 51875 53017 54157 55298 56437 40 21891 37623 45635 47999 49595 50737 51875 53017 54157 55298 41 21206 35915 44124 46801 48457 49595 50737 51875 53017 54157 42 20519 34205 42613 45608 47316 48457 49595 50737 51875 53017 43 19497 32209 41102 44694 46520 47887 49026 50167 51307 52448 44 18470 30213 39590 43782 45720 47316 48457 49595 50737 51875 45 17446 28218 38081 42869 44924 46745 47887 49026 50167 51307 46 16418 26224 36571 41958 44124 46176 47316 48457 49595 50737 47 15394 24228 35059 41045 43326 45608 46745 47887 49026 50167 48 14508 23429 33864 39221 41958 44007 45151 46290 47428 48571 49 13625 22633 32666 37397 40592 42413 43553 44694 45836 46976 50 12741 21834 31491 35573 39221 40816 41958 43098 44236 45377 51 11859 21036 30269 33748 37853 39221 40373 41499 42642 43782 52 10974 20238 29074 31924 36484 37623 38767 39905 41045 42184 53 10146 18814 27249 30328 35116 36484 37623 38767 39905 41045 54 9320 17389 25424 28734 33748 35346 36484 37623 38767 39905 55 8494 15962 23603 27135 32379 34205 35346 36484 37623 38767 56 7667 14536 21777 25540 31013 33064 34205 35346 36484 37623 57 6841 13111 19953 23943 29648 31925 33064 34205 35346 36484 58 6300 11916 17817 21490 26678 28789 30014 31213 32379 33521 59 5757 10716 15676 19041 23713 25653 26964 28218 29416 30554 60 5218 9519 13539 16588 20753 22518 23913 25227 26453 27593 61 4674 8323 11402 14137 17787 19383 20863 22233 23488 24627 62 4133 7126 9264 11686 14824 16248 17817 19240 20519 21662 63 3847 6441 8323 10449 13185 14592 16077 17446 18697 19838 64 3568 5757 7381 9206 11544 12941 14339 15649 16873 18012 65 3279 5073 6441 7970 9906 11287 12598 13854 15051 16191 66 2994 4392 5501 6725 8268 9634 10861 12056 13227 14366 67 2709 3705 4559 5487 6628 7983 9121 10262 11402 12542 68 2635 3589 4403 5259 6401 7667 8765 9948 11044 12171 69 2565 3477 4249 5032 6173 7355 8411 9634 10691 11799 70 2494 3364 4089 4803 5944 7039 8053 9320 10332 11431 71 2424 3248 3934 4573 5714 6725 7697 9009 9977 11062 72 2352 3137 3777 4348 5487 6415 7339 8694 9618 10691 73 2294 3081 3720 4262 5401 6271 7197 8467 9335 10376 74 2238 3021 3663 4176 5318 6127 7056 8239 9051 10055 75 2182 2966 3607 4089 5229 5986 6912 8009 8765 9747 76 2124 2905 3547 4006 5144 5845 6771 7783 8478 9436 77 and over 2068 2849 3492 3918 5059 5701 6628 7557 8195 9121 PART B
PAYMENTS TO DISABLED PERSONS TO WHOM IS PAYABLE AN ALLOWANCE UNDER A SCHEME MADE OR HAVING EFFECT AS IF MADE UNDER SCHEDULE 8, PARAGRAPH 4 TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT 1992 OR UNDER ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF THE FORMER OLD CASES ACTS
Age of disabled person Extent of incapacity for the relevant period Partial Total £ £ 37 and under 42757 58718 38 41045 57578 39 39334 56437 40 37623 55298 41 35915 54157 42 34205 53017 43 32209 52448 44 30213 51875 45 28218 51307 46 26224 50737 47 24228 50167 48 23429 48571 49 22633 46976 50 21834 45377 51 21036 43782 52 20238 42184 53 18814 41045 54 17389 39905 55 15962 38767 56 14536 37623 57 13111 36484 58 11916 33521 59 10716 30554 60 9519 27593 61 8323 24627 62 7126 21662 63 6441 19838 64 5757 18012 65 5073 16191 66 4392 14366 67 3705 12542 68 3589 12171 69 3477 11799 70 3364 11431 71 3248 11062 72 3137 10691 73 3081 10376 74 3021 10055 75 2966 9747 76 2905 9436 77 and over 2849 9121 TABLE 2
(1)This table is for the determination of payments to dependants of deceased sufferers under regulation 4(2) or 4(6).
(2)The relevant period is the period specified in regulation 3(2) or 3(3) or, in the case of a disabled person to whom regulation 6 applies, the first period specified in regulation 6(1)(b).
PART A
PAYMENTS TO DEPENDANTS TO WHOM DEATH BENEFIT UNDER SECTION 108 OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT 1992 IS PAYABLE OR TO DEPENDANTS OF PERSONS TO WHOM DISABLEMENT BENEFIT UNDER THAT SECTION OR UNDER ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF THE FORMER INDUSTRIAL INJURIES ACTS WAS PAYABLE, OR TO DEPENDANTS OF A PERSON TO WHOM DISABLEMENT BENEFIT WOULD HAVE BEEN PAYABLE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE HE DIED BUT FOR THE OCCURRENCE OF ONE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES LISTED IN REGULATION 5(1)(a)(iii) OR BUT FOR HIS DISABLEMENT AMOUNTING TO LESS THAN THE APPROPRIATE PERCENTAGE, IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE DISABLED PERSON DIED AS A RESULT OF A DISEASE OTHER THAN DIFFUSE MESOTHELIOMA
Age of disabled person at his last birthday preceding death Percentage assessment for the relevant period 10% or less 11%–20% 21%–30% 31%–49% 50% and over £ £ £ £ £ 37 and under 11259 21951 25082 25940 26652 38 10917 20980 24229 25082 25995 39 10577 20010 23374 24228 25340 40 10231 19041 22518 23374 24684 41 9890 18073 21662 22518 24029 42 9551 17106 20807 21662 23374 43 8934 15849 20038 20893 22748 44 8323 14592 19266 20124 22113 45 7711 13339 18499 19355 21490 46 7097 12083 17663 18583 20863 47 6484 10829 16962 17817 20238 48 6015 10488 16392 17217 19468 49 5543 10146 15819 16619 18697 50 5073 9084 15251 16018 17928 51 4604 9462 14680 15421 17160 52 4133 9121 14111 14824 16392 53 3918 8323 13028 13995 15761 54 3705 7524 11943 13169 15136 55 3492 6725 10861 12343 14508 56 3279 5928 9777 11518 13879 57 3063 5132 8694 10691 13253 58 2864 4559 7455 9237 11518 59 2662 3990 6215 7783 9777 60 2466 3421 4973 6328 8039 61 2268 2849 3735 4875 6300 62 2068 2282 2494 3421 4559 63 2068 2238 2410 3148 4063 64 2068 2194 2322 2879 3568 65 2068 2154 2238 2607 3063 66 2068 2111 2154 2338 2565 67 and over 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 PART B
PAYMENTS TO DEPENDANTS TO WHOM DEATH BENEFIT UNDER A SCHEME MADE OR HAVING EFFECT AS IF MADE UNDER SCHEDULE 8, PARAGRAPH 4, TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT 1992 HAS BEEN PAID, OR TO DEPENDANTS OF PERSONS TO WHOM AN ALLOWANCE UNDER SUCH A SCHEME OR UNDER A SCHEME MADE OR HAVING EFFECT AS IF MADE UNDER ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF THE FORMER OLD CASES ACTS WAS PAYABLE, IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE DISABLED PERSON DIED AS A RESULT OF A DISEASE OTHER THAN DIFFUSE MESOTHELIOMA
Age of disabled person at his last birthday preceding death Extent of incapacity for the relevant period Partial Total £ £ 37 and under 21951 26652 38 20980 25995 39 20010 25340 40 19041 24684 41 18073 24029 42 17106 23374 43 15849 22748 44 14592 22113 45 13339 21490 46 12083 20863 47 10829 20238 48 10488 19468 49 10146 18697 50 9804 17928 51 9462 17160 52 9121 16392 53 8323 15761 54 7524 15136 55 6725 14508 56 5928 13879 57 5132 13253 58 4559 11518 59 3990 9777 60 3421 8039 61 2849 6300 62 2282 4559 63 2238 4063 64 2194 3568 65 2154 3063 66 2111 2565 67 and over 2068 2068 PART C
PAYMENTS TO DEPENDANTS OF PERSONS WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF DIFFUSE MESOTHELIOMA
Age of disabled person at his last birthday preceding death Payment £ 37 and under 26652 38 25995 39 25340 40 24684 41 24029 42 23374 43 22748 44 22113 45 21490 46 20863 47 20238 48 19468 49 18697 50 17928 51 17160 52 16392 53 15761 54 15136 55 14508 56 13879 57 13253 58 11518 59 9777 60 8039 61 6300 62 4559 63 4063 64 3568 65 3063 66 2565 67 and over 2068 ”
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 (“the Act”) lump sum payments may be made to certain persons disabled by a disease to which the Act applies, or to dependants of persons who were so disabled immediately before they died.
These Regulations amend the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988, as amended, so as to increase the amount payable under the Act. The increase in each case is 3.8 per cent, rounded up or down to the nearest £1 as appropriate.
The diseases to which the Act applies are pneumoconiosis, byssinosis, diffuse mesothelioma, primary carcinoma of the lung (where accompanied by asbestosis or diffuse pleural thickening) and diffuse pleural thickening.