Regulation 4 Payments to dependants of persons disabled by a disease

A dependant of a person to whom disablement benefit in respect of a disease was not payable immediately before he died, being the dependant entitled to a payment under the Act, shall be paid an amount determined in accordance with F3the table in the Schedule F4in cases where:—

The relevant percentage assessment F6for the purposes of F7the table in the Schedule shall be that determined by a F8medical practitioner appointed to act on behalf of the Secretary of State in respect of the period immediately prior to the deceased’s death or if no such determination was made the said relevant percentage assessment F9... shall be taken as 10 per cent. F10... and the age of the deceased, for this purpose, shall be taken as his age at his last birthday preceding his death.