SCHEDULE 2 EXCLUSION OF PAYMENTS UNDER OTHER LEGISLATION

Exclusion of payments under other legislation: England and Wales and Scotland

1In section 2 of the Pneumoconiosis etc (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979—

(a)at the end of subsection (1)(b) (but before the “and”) insert—

“(ba)that no application has been made for a payment under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme in respect of the disease (for the scheme, see the Mesothelioma Act 2014);”;

(b)at the end of subsection (2)(c) (but before the “and”) insert—

“(ca)that no application has been made by the deceased, or any dependant, for a payment under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme in respect of the disease (for the scheme, see the Mesothelioma Act 2014);”.

2In section 47(3) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)a payment under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (for the scheme, see the Mesothelioma Act 2014);”.

Exclusion of payments under other legislation: Northern Ireland

3The Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I.1979/925 (N.I. 9)) is amended as follows.

4In Article 3(3) at the end of sub-paragraph (b) (but before the “and”) insert—

“(ba)that no application has been made for a payment under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme in respect of the disease (for the scheme, see the Mesothelioma Act 2014);”.

5In Article 4(3) at the end of sub-paragraph (c) (but before the “and”) insert—

“(ca)that no application has been made by the deceased, or any dependant, for a payment under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme in respect of the disease (for the scheme, see the Mesothelioma Act 2014);”.

6In section 2(3) of the Mesothelioma, etc., Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 9) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)a payment under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (for the scheme, see the Mesothelioma Act 2014);”.

Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk