1 Citation, commencement and application
1 These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2012.
2 In regulation 2—
(a) paragraph (a) shall apply in relation to a person—
(i) first diagnosed with mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2012; or
(ii) where the date of their first diagnosis with mesothelioma is unknown, if a claim is made by that person on or after 1st April 2012; and
(b) paragraph (b) shall apply in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2012.

2 Amendment of the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations
In the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008—
(a) for Table 1 substitute the Table set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations; and
(b) for Table 2 substitute the Table set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations.
S.R. 2008 No. 354; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2011 No. 68
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 1st March 2012
(L.S.) Anne McCleary A senior officer of the Department for Social Development