# The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Determination of Claims) Regulations 1985, Note: Explanatory note


These Regulations, which come into operation on 1st January 1986, prescribe the manner in which claims for payment must be made for determination by the Secretary of State under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 and also the manner in which applications for reconsideration of such determinations must be made. Time limits for making such claims and applications are prescribed, though the Secretary of State has power to extend these time limits where appropriate.
The Regulations apply to the diseases to which the 1979 Act applies namely to pneumoconiosis, byssinosis, diffuse mesothelioma and to any other disease specified from time to time by the Secretary of State for the purposes of that Act. The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Determination of Claims) Regulations 1979 are revoked.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1985/1645/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pneumoconiosis-etc-workers-compensation-determination-of-claims-regulations-1985/note
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