# The Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit (Amendment) Scheme 1997, Section 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) This Scheme may be cited as the Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit (Amendment) Scheme 1997 and shall come into force for the purposes of articles 1 and 2 on 7th April 1997 and for all other purposes on 9th April 1997.
(2) “The principal Scheme” means the Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit Scheme 1983.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/824/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pneumoconiosis-byssinosis-and-miscellaneous-diseases-benefit-amendment-scheme-1997/section-1
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