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

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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).

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