Jurisdiction: NI
Commencement: 27th September 2019
Amends: Mesothelioma, etc., Act (Northern Ireland) 2008
Mini Summary
The Act provides for lump sum compensation payments to be made to workers with diffuse mesothelioma, or to the dependants of those persons who suffered from the disease before they died.
Amendment
This Order updates the Schedule originally set out in The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, and increases the lump sum payments to people with diffuse mesothelioma or their surviving dependants by 2.4%, in line with the Industrial Injuries Benefit.
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