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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order brings into force section 58 of and Schedule 6 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007, which substitute a new definition of “relevant employer” and insert a new Schedule into the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 (“the 1979 Act”).
Section 58 and Schedule 6 come into force on 12th July 2007 for the purposes of making an order. The order will prescribe occupations in relation to diseases under the 1979 Act for the purposes determining who is a “relevant employer”.
Section 58 and Schedule 6 come into force on 10th August 2007 for all other purposes.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been carried out in relation to this Order as it does not impose a cost on business, charities or voluntary bodies.
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