Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018

Prospective

Restriction on lump sumsS

14SThe regulations may not provide for the employment-injury assistance that is to be given to an individual to be given by way of a lump-sum payment where the individual's entitlement arises on account of someone having, or having had—

(a)pneumoconiosis,

(b)byssinosis,

(c)diffuse mesothelioma,

(d)bilateral diffuse pleural thickening, or

(e)primary carcinoma of the lung where there is accompanying evidence of—

(i)asbestosis,

(ii)bilateral diffuse pleural thickening, or

(iii)both.