(1)In the case of a person who has diffuse mesothelioma, the conditions of entitlement are—
(a)that no payment within subsection (3) has been made in consequence of the disease;
(b)that the person is not eligible for any payment in consequence of the disease that is of a description prescribed by regulations;
(c)that such requirement, if any, as may be prescribed by regulations as to the person's connection with the United Kingdom is satisfied.
(2)In the case of a dependant of a person who, immediately before death, had diffuse mesothelioma, the conditions of entitlement are—
(a)that no payment within subsection (3) has been made in consequence of the disease to that or another dependant or to the deceased or the deceased's personal representatives;
(b)that the dependant is not, and the deceased was not, eligible for any payment in consequence of the disease that is of a description prescribed by regulations;
(c)that such requirement, if any, as may be prescribed by regulations as to the deceased's connection with the United Kingdom is satisfied.
(3)The payments referred to in subsections (1)(a) and (2)(a) are—
(a)a payment under this Part or under corresponding provision made for Northern Ireland;
(b)a payment under the 1979 Act or under corresponding provision made for Northern Ireland;
[F1(ba)a payment under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (for the scheme, see the Mesothelioma Act 2014);]
(c)an extra-statutory payment;
(d)damages or a payment in settlement of a claim for damages;
(e)a payment of a description prescribed by regulations.
(4)A payment is to be disregarded for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) or (2)(a) if it has been, or is liable to be, repaid—
(a)under section 49 of this Act or under corresponding provision made for Northern Ireland;
(b)under section 5 of the 1979 Act or under corresponding provision made for Northern Ireland;
(c)under the terms of an extra-statutory payment;
(d)in circumstances prescribed for the purposes of this section by regulations.
(5)In this section “extra-statutory payment” has the meaning given by section 1A(5)(d) of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 (c. 27).
Textual Amendments
F1S. 47(3)(ba) inserted (31.3.2014) by Mesothelioma Act 2014 (c. 1), s. 19(1), Sch. 2 para. 2; S.I. 2014/459, art. 3(d)
Commencement Information
I1S. 47 wholly in force; s. 47 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 62; s. 47(1)(b)(c)(2)(b)(c)(3)(e)(4)(d) in force for certain purposes at 10.6.2008 and otherwise at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/1476, art. 3(1)(a){(2)(a)}, Sch.