Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 1514

The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 1995

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1995 No. 1514

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 1995

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1 and 7 of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979^[1] ("the Act") and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Regulations, of which a draft has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:—

Citation, commencement and application
    1.—(1)  These Regulations may be cited as the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st July 1995.

    (2)  These Regulations apply in relation to any case in which a person first satisfies the conditions of entitlement to a payment under the Act on or after the date on which they come into force.

Interpretation
    2.    In these Regulations the "principal Regulations" means the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988^[2] .

Amendment of the principal Regulations
    3.—(1)  The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Regulation.

    (2)  
 (a) the Schedule to these Regulations shall be substituted for the Schedule to those Regulations, and
 (b) the amount of £1,766 shall be substituted for the amount of £1,728 in regulations 5(1) and 8 of those Regulations, and the amount of £3,654 shall be substituted for the amount of £3,575 in regulation 6(1) of those Regulations.

Signed by order of the Secretary os State.

Ann Widdecombe,

Minister of State, Department of Employment.

12th June 1995

[1] 1979 c. 41; sections 1 and 4 of the Act were amended by section 24 of the Social Security Act 1985 (c. 53) and section 2 was amended by section 39 of and Schedule 3 to the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50). back

[2] S.I. 1988/668, as amended by S.I. 1989/552, 1990/825, 1991/988, 1992/403, 1993/1158. back

Explanatory Note