{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mesothelioma-lump-sum-payments-conditions-and-amounts-regulations-2008/regulation-5A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mesothelioma-lump-sum-payments-conditions-and-amounts-regulations-2008/regulation-5A.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1963",
  "legislation_title": "The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mesothelioma-lump-sum-payments-conditions-and-amounts-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/5A",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5A",
  "heading": "Payment to personal representatives",
  "text": "(1) Where—\n(a) a claim is made, and\n(b) the person making the claim dies before payment is made,\npayment must be made to the person’s personal representatives, subject to the condition in paragraph (2) having been met.\n(2) The condition is that any document that is by law sufficient evidence of the grant of—\n(a) probate of the will of the person,\n(b) letters of administration of the estate of the person, or\n(c) confirmation as executor of the person,\nhas been provided to the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 5A inserted (31.10.2026) by The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/1148), regs. 1(1), 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1963/regulation/5A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-06T03:36:47.623880+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}