Citation, commencement and application1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (2018 Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 and shall come into operation on 26th March 2019.
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 2018; 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 2018; and
b
paragraph (b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2018 and who, immediately before death, had diffuse mesothelioma.