The Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
Citation, commencement and application1.
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2009 or on the day after they are affirmed by resolution of the Assembly if later.
(2)
These Regulations shall apply in relation to any case in which a person first satisfies the conditions of entitlement to a payment under the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 on or after the day on which these Regulations come into operation.
Amendment of the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations2.
(1)
(2)
In regulations 5(2) and 7 (minimum amounts payable to dependant) for “£2,485” substitute “£2,609”.
(3)
In regulation 6(1)(a) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis) for “£5,140”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “£5,397”.
(4)
For the Schedule substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 2nd March 2009
SCHEDULE
“SCHEDULE
TABLE 1
1.
This table is for the determination of payments to disabled persons under regulation 3 (or regulation 6) and for the determination of payments to dependants of deceased sufferers under regulation 4(1).
2.
The relevant period is the period specified in regulation 3(2) or, in the case of a disabled person to whom regulation 6 applies, the first period specified in regulation 6(1)(b).
3.
The age of the disabled person is his age determined in accordance with regulation 3(2) or, in the case of a disabled person to whom regulation 6 applies, regulation 6(1)(b). In determining the amount payable to a dependant of a disabled person under regulation 4(1), the age to be taken for the purpose of calculating the sum to be deducted from the amount which would have been payable to the disabled person had he still been alive is the age of the deceased at his last birthday preceding his death.
4.
The table prescribes payments to disabled persons to whom disablement benefit is payable under section 108 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19924, or under any corresponding provision of the former Industrial Injuries Acts, or would be payable but for the disablement amounting to less than the appropriate percentage.TABLE 1
Age of disabled person
Percentage assessment for the relevant period
10% or less
11% - 20%
21% - 30%
31% - 40%
41% - 50%
51% - 60%
61% - 70%
71% - 80%
81% - 90%
91% - 100%
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
37 and under
30200
53931
63277
65076
66873
68311
69749
71187
72625
74065
38
29337
51771
61370
63567
65432
66873
68311
69749
71187
72625
39
28473
49614
59466
62054
63998
65243
66873
68311
69749
71187
40
27612
47455
57561
60543
62556
63997
65432
66873
68311
69750
41
26748
45301
55656
59031
61122
62556
63997
65432
66873
68311
42
25881
43145
53749
57528
59682
61122
62556
63997
65432
66873
43
24592
40626
51844
56374
58678
60403
61838
63277
64716
66155
44
23296
38109
49937
55225
57669
59682
61122
62556
63997
65432
45
22006
35593
48032
54073
56665
58961
60403
61838
63277
64716
46
20708
33078
46129
52924
55656
58245
59682
61122
62556
63997
47
19417
30560
44222
51771
54650
57528
58961
60403
61838
63277
48
18300
29553
42714
49472
52924
55508
56951
58388
59823
61266
49
17186
28548
41203
47170
51200
53497
54936
56374
57815
59254
50
16071
27540
39721
44870
49472
51483
52924
54361
55797
57236
51
14957
26533
38180
42568
47745
49472
50924
52345
53786
55225
52
13843
25527
36672
40267
46018
47455
48899
50334
51771
53208
53
12798
23731
34369
38254
44293
46018
47455
48899
50334
51771
54
11756
21934
32068
36245
42568
44584
46018
47455
48899
50334
55
10715
20135
29772
34226
40840
43145
44584
46018
47455
48899
56
9671
18336
27469
32214
39118
41704
43145
44584
46018
47455
57
8629
16537
25167
30200
37397
40268
41704
43145
44584
46018
58
7946
15029
22474
27106
33651
36313
37859
39371
40841
42281
59
7261
13517
19773
24017
29911
32356
34010
35593
37103
38539
60
6583
12007
17077
20923
26177
28403
30161
31820
33366
34805
61
5895
10498
14383
17832
22434
24448
26316
28044
29626
31064
62
5213
8988
11685
14740
18697
20493
22474
24269
25881
27324
63
4853
8124
10498
13179
16632
18405
20279
22006
23584
25022
64
4501
7261
9310
11612
14560
16324
18087
19739
21282
22720
65
4136
6400
8124
10052
12496
14237
15891
17475
18985
20423
66
3777
5539
6938
8483
10428
12152
13699
15207
16683
18121
67
3417
4674
5750
6920
8361
10069
11505
12943
14383
15820
68
3323
4526
5554
6634
8074
9671
11055
12548
13930
15352
69
3236
4387
5359
6347
7786
9276
10609
12152
13484
14883
70
3145
4244
5158
6058
7497
8878
10158
11756
13032
14418
71
3058
4097
4962
5768
7208
8483
9709
11362
12585
13952
72
2967
3956
4764
5484
6920
8092
9257
10965
12131
13484
73
2893
3886
4693
5375
6812
7910
9078
10680
11775
13087
74
2823
3811
4621
5267
6708
7728
8901
10392
11417
12683
75
2752
3741
4550
5158
6595
7550
8718
10102
11055
12294
76
2679
3665
4475
5052
6489
7373
8541
9816
10693
11902
77 and over
2610
3594
4405
4942
6381
7190
8361
9532
10338
11505
TABLE 2
1.
This table is for the determination of payments to dependants of deceased sufferers under regulation 4(2) or (6).
2.
The relevant period is the period specified in regulation 3(2) or, in the case of a disabled person to whom regulation 6 applies, the first period specified in regulation 6(1)(b).
3.
(1)
Part A of the table prescribes payments to dependants of disabled persons who died as a result of a disease other than diffuse mesothelioma where—
(a)
death benefit under section 108 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 is payable;
(b)
disablement benefit under that section or under any corresponding provision of the former Industrial Injuries Acts was payable to the disabled person immediately before he died;
(c)
disablement benefit would have been payable to the disabled person immediately before he died but for the occurrence of one of the circumstances listed in regulation 5(1)(a)(iii), or but for his disablement amounting to less than the appropriate percentage.
(2)
Part B of the table prescribes payments to dependants of disabled persons who died as a result of diffuse mesothelioma.
PART A
Age of disabled person at his last birthday preceding death
Percentage assessment for the relevant period
10% or less
11% - 20%
21% - 30%
31% - 49%
50% and over
£
£
£
£
£
37 and under
14202
27687
31638
32720
33618
38
13771
26463
30561
31638
32789
39
13341
25240
29483
30560
31963
40
12904
24017
28403
29483
31136
41
12475
22796
27324
28403
30309
42
12047
21577
26245
27324
29483
43
11268
19992
25275
26353
28692
44
10498
18405
24300
25384
27892
45
9726
16825
23333
24412
27106
46
8951
15241
22279
23439
26316
47
8179
13660
21395
22474
25527
48
7588
13229
20677
21718
24555
49
6991
12798
19953
20962
23584
50
6400
12365
19237
20203
22613
51
5807
11935
18518
19452
21646
52
5213
11505
17799
18697
20677
53
4942
10498
16434
17653
19880
54
4674
9490
15064
16610
19092
55
4405
8483
13699
15569
18300
56
4136
7477
12332
14528
17505
57
3863
6474
10965
13484
16717
58
3613
5750
9404
11651
14528
59
3358
5031
7840
9816
12332
60
3110
4316
6274
7982
10140
61
2860
3594
4712
6149
7946
62
2610
2879
3145
4316
5750
63
2610
2823
3040
3971
5124
64
2610
2768
2928
3631
4501
65
2610
2716
2823
3288
3863
66
2610
2663
2716
2948
3236
67 and over
2610
2610
2610
2610
2610
PART B
Age of disabled person at his last birthday preceding death
Payment
£
37 and under
33618
38
32789
39
31963
40
31136
41
30309
42
29483
43
28692
44
27892
45
27106
46
26316
47
25527
48
24555
49
23584
50
22613
51
21646
52
20677
53
19880
54
19092
55
18300
56
17505
57
16717
58
14528
59
12332
60
10140
61
7946
62
5750
63
5124
64
4501
65
3863
66
3236
67 and over
2610”
Under the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (“the Order”) lump sum payments may be made to certain persons disabled by a disease to which the Order applies, or to dependants of persons who were so disabled before they died.
The diseases to which the Order applies are pneumoconiosis, byssinosis, diffuse mesothelioma, primary carcinoma of the lung (where accompanied by asbestosis or diffuse pleural thickening) and diffuse pleural thickening.
These Regulations amend the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 to increase amounts payable under the Order. The increase in each case is 5 per cent., rounded up or down to the nearest £1 as appropriate.