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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-pneumoconiosis-etc-workers-compensation-payment-of-claims-amendment-regulations-2005/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2005/0110516540",
  "legislation_title": "The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-pneumoconiosis-etc-workers-compensation-payment-of-claims-amendment-regulations-2005",
  "path": "note",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nUnder 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.\nThese Regulations further amend the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988 so as to increase the amounts payable under the Act. The increase in each case is 3.1 per cent, rounded up or down to the nearest £1 as appropriate.\nThe 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.\nA full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2005/0110516540/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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