Citation, commencement and application1.
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 1st April 2019.
(2)
Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person—
(a)
first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2019; or
(b)
where the date of the first diagnosis with diffuse mesothelioma is unknown, if a claim under section 46(1) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 is made by that person on or after 1st April 2019.
(3)
Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependent of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2019 and who, immediately before their death, had diffuse mesothelioma.