Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2008.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Mesothelioma, etc., Act (Northern Ireland) 2008;
“claim” means a claim under section 1(1) of the Act;
“deceased” means a person who, immediately before death, had mesothelioma;
“enactment” includes any statutory provision;
“lump sum payment” means a payment under section 1(2) of the Act;
“mesothelioma” means “diffuse mesothelioma”;
“payment” includes a payment in money or money’s worth or in kind.