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

15.  Where this Schedule applies, section 23 (provision of information) is to apply as if— E+W+S

(a) in subsection (1), for—

(i) “any accident, injury or” there were substituted “ a ”;

(ii) “any person (“the injured person”)” there were substituted “ P ”;

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

(b) in subsection (1)(a), there were omitted “accident, injury or”;

[F1 (ba) after subsection (1)(b) there were inserted—

“,and

(c) where the compensation which is sought is a payment under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme, subsection (6A) applies.”;]

(c) for subsection (2), there were substituted—

“(2) Where P or a dependant of P, receives or claims a lump sum payment which is or is likely to be paid in respect of the disease suffered by P,

[F2 (a) the prescribed information about the disease must be given to the Secretary of State by P or a dependant of P, as the case may be;]

[F3 (b) the prescribed information about any lump sum payment which falls within section 1A(2)(d) must be given to the Secretary of State by the scheme administrator.”];

(d) in subsection (3), for “listed benefit” there were substituted “ lump sum payment ”;

(e) in subsection (4)—

(i) for “any accident, injury or” there were substituted “ a ”;

(ii) there were omitted “, or any damage to property,”;

(f) there were omitted subsections (5), (6) and (8).

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 para. 15(ba) inserted (1.7.2014) by The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Lump Sum Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1456), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 16(9)(a)

F2 Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(c) in the sub-para. (2) renumbered (1.7.2014) by The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Lump Sum Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1456), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 16(9)(b)(i)

F3 Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(c) inserted (1.7.2014) by The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Lump Sum Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1456), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 16(9)(b)(ii)