PART 1E+W+SGeneral

Citation, commencement and interpretationE+W+S

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Lump Sum Payments) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 1st October 2008.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997;

[F1 “the 2014 Act ” means the Mesothelioma Act 2014;]

“compensator” means a person making a compensation payment [F2and includes the scheme administrator who makes a payment in accordance with the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme;]

[F3“Compensation Recovery Unit” means the Compensation Recovery Unit, part of the Department for Work and Pensions, at Wear View House, 1 Eden Street West, Sunderland, SR1 3EY;]

[F4“Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme” means the scheme established by the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014;]

[F5“lump sum payment” means a payment to which any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 1A(2) of the Act applies,] except in relation to regulation 18(1)(b);

“recoverable benefits” has the same meaning as in section 1(4)(c) of the Act;

[F6“recoverable lump sum payment”—

[F7“specified lump sum payment” means a lump sum payment within paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of section 1A(2) of the Act;]