Regulations made by the Department for Communities and laid before the Assembly under section 10(2) of the Mesothelioma, etc., Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 for approval of the Assembly before the expiration of six months from the date of their coming into operation
2024 No. 70
The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (2023 Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Made
Coming into operation
The Department for Communities makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(3) and 9(2)(a) and (3) of the Mesothelioma, etc., Act (Northern Ireland) 20081.
Citation, commencement and applicationI11
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (2023 Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 and shall come into operation on 22nd March 2024.
2
In regulation 2—
a
paragraph (a) applies only in relation to a person—
i
first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2023; or
ii
where the date of the first diagnosis with diffuse mesothelioma is unknown, if a claim under section 1(1) of the Mesothelioma, etc., Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 is made by that person on or after 1st April 2023; and
b
paragraph (b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2023 and who, immediately before death, had diffuse mesothelioma.
Amendment of the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) RegulationsI22
In the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20082—
a
for Table 1 substitute the Table set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations; and
b
for Table 2 substitute the Table set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations.
RevocationI33
The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20233 are revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 21st March 2024.
SCHEDULE
I4PART 1
Table 1Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma
Age of person with mesothelioma at first diagnosis, or, if unknown, date of claim
Payment
£
37 or under
107,038
38
104,957
39
102,881
40
100,804
41
98,723
42
96,645
43
95,609
44
94,563
45
93,528
46
92,487
47
91,448
48
88,544
49
85,635
50
82,720
51
79,814
52
76,896
53
74,820
54
72,745
55
70,671
56
68,582
57
66,504
58
61,103
59
55,696
60
50,300
61
44,894
62
39,491
63
36,165
64
32,835
65
29,515
66
26,188
67
22,863
68
22,186
69
21,506
70
20,838
71
20,162
72
19,489
73
18,914
74
18,328
75
17,767
76
17,203
77 or over
16,631
I5PART 2
Sch. Pt. 2 in operation at 22.3.2024, see reg. 1(1)
Table 2Amount of lump sum payment to dependant
Age of person with mesothelioma at death
Payment
£
37 or under
55,704
38
54,507
39
53,312
40
52,117
41
50,922
42
49,728
43
48,584
44
47,430
45
46,294
46
45,152
47
44,011
48
42,609
49
41,202
50
39,801
51
38,403
52
37,000
53
35,851
54
34,712
55
33,569
56
32,418
57
31,278
58
28,115
59
24,940
60
21,774
61
18,604
62
15,429
63
14,524
64
13,625
65
12,703
66
11,796
67 or over
9,222
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Sch. Pt. 1 in operation at 22.3.2024, see reg. 1(1)