The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Lump Sum Payments) Regulations 2008

10.  Where this Schedule applies, section 18 (lump sum and periodical payments) is to apply as if— E+W+S

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) for “the injured person” there were substituted “ P ”;

(ii) there were omitted “accident, injury or”;

(b) in subsection (2), for “section 8” there were substituted “ regulation 12 of the Lump Sum Payments Regulations ”;

(c) for subsection (3) there were substituted—

“(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the regulations may provide for—

(a) the gross amounts of the compensation payments to be aggregated and for the aggregate amount to be the gross amount of the compensation payment for the purposes of regulation 12 of the Lump Sum Payments Regulations; and

(b) for the amount of any lump sum payment to be taken to be the amount determined in accordance with the most recent certificate.”;

(d) in subsection (4), for “the injured person's” there were substituted “P's”;

(e) in subsection (5), there were omitted paragraph (a).