Regulation 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985

Part I of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985^f1 (list of prescribed diseases and the occupations for which they are prescribed), is amended as follows.

After the entry relating to prescribed disease D12 add the following entry—

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D13. Primary carcinoma of the nasopharynx.

Exposure to wood dust in the course of the processing of wood or the manufacture or repair of wood products, for a period or periods which amount in aggregate to at least 10 years.

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