Draft regulations laid before Parliament under section 53(3) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
2012 No. 0000
The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Made
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 46(3) and 53(1)1 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 20082.
In accordance with section 53(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and application1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st April 2012.
2
Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person—
a
first diagnosed with mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2012; or
b
where the date of their first diagnosis with mesothelioma is unknown, if a claim is made by that person on or after 1st April 2012.
3
Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2012.
Amendment of the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 20082
In the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 20083—
a
for Table 1 substitute—
Table 1Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma
Age of person with mesothelioma at diagnosis, or if unknown, at date of claim
Payment
£
37 and under
81,536
38
79,951
39
78,369
40
76,787
41
75,202
42
73,619
43
72,829
44
72,033
45
71,245
46
70,453
47
69,660
48
67,447
49
65,231
50
63,011
51
60,796
52
58,575
53
56,994
54
55,412
55
53,832
56
52,242
57
50,660
58
46,546
59
42,427
60
38,316
61
34,197
62
30,081
63
27,546
64
25,012
65
22,483
66
19,949
67
17,416
68
16,900
69
16,384
70
15,873
71
15,359
72
14,844
73
14,407
74
13,962
75
13,534
76
13,104
77 and over
12,666
b
for Table 2 substitute—
Table 2Amount of lump sum payment to dependant
Age of person with mesothelioma at death
Payment
£
37 and under
42,432
38
41,520
39
40,610
40
39,700
41
38,790
42
37,880
43
37,009
44
36,129
45
35,264
46
34,394
47
33,525
48
32,455
49
31,386
50
30,318
51
29,253
52
28,186
53
27,309
54
26,441
55
25,570
56
24,695
57
23,827
58
21,417
59
18,999
60
16,586
61
14,170
62
11,753
63
11,064
64
10,379
65
9,676
66
8,986
67 and over
7,915
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(This note is not part of the Regulations)