The Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit Scheme 1983

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

PART IIALLOWANCES AND DEATH BENEFIT

2Benefit payable under this scheme

3Restriction on payment of benefit

4Allowances payable under this scheme

4ACases in which disablement shall be regarded as being total

5Increase of allowance in respect of spouse or civil partner

6Increase of allowance in respect of children

7Increase of allowance on account of unemployability

8Increase of allowance when constant attendance needed and in respect of exceptionally severe disablement

10Reduction of allowance or death benefit where benefit payable or paid under pre-1949 benefit schemes

PART IIIADMINISTRATION OF THE SCHEME AND DETERMINATION OF QUESTIONS

11Administration of the scheme

12Questions arising under the scheme

PART IVMEDICAL BOARD

13Report of a medical practitioner

14 Provision of a report by a medical practitioner

PART VCLAIMS AND PAYMENTS

15Information to be given when making a claim or obtaining payment of allowance or death benefit

16Obligation to undergo medical examination

17Sums not payable when delay in claiming

18Payment of allowances

19Obligation to notify change of circumstances

20Allowances to be inalienable

21Forfeiture of allowances

22Allowances during imprisonment

PART VIRECOVERY AND ADJUSTMENT OF ALLOWANCES

23Recovery of sums by deduction from allowances or benefit under the Social Security Act or a scheme made under section 2 of the Act

24Set-off of overpayments on account of allowances

PART VIITRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

25Finality of decisions of the Administrative Board

26Review of decisions of the Administrative Board

27Claims in respect of periods before commencement of scheme

28Conditions for allowance satisfied by previous awards

29Preservation of entitlement to larger amount of allowances

PART VIIIMISCELLANEOUS

30Exemption from stamp duty

31Reciprocal arrangements with Northern Ireland

32Breach of requirements of scheme

33Service by post

34Revocation of earlier schemes

SCHEDULE 1Diseases and occupations to which, in addition to pneumoconiosis and byssinosis, this scheme applies

SCHEDULE 2Conditions relating to increase of allowance in respect of a spouse or civil partner

1An increase of an allowance under the provisions of article...

2Where for any period— (a) any benefit payable otherwise than...

SCHEDULE 3PROVISIONS OF THE 1998 ACT OR REGULATIONS APPLICABLE (WITH THE NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS) TO THIS SCHEME

SCHEDULE 4Dates after which death from diseases correspondingly numbered and set out in Schedule 1 must have occurred for provisions of this scheme to apply

SCHEDULE 5Schemes revoked

1983 No. 136

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit Scheme 1983

Made9th February 1983

Laid before Parliament23rd February 1983

Coming into Operation16th March 1983

The Secretary of State for Social Services, after consultation with the Council on Tribunals insofar as required by section 10 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971, and with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 4(2), (3) and (4) (as applied by section 8(1) ), 5, 8(3) and (4), 9(1), 10(1), 12, 13 and 14(2) of the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and for the purpose only of consolidating schemes hereby revoked, hereby makes the following scheme:—