The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014

Circumstances in which a person may be required to repay

20.—(1) The scheme administrator may require a person who received a payment under the scheme to repay the whole of the amount of a payment under the scheme which has been received in any case where the scheme administrator is satisfied that relevant evidence shows that—

(a) the payment was made in error; or

(b) whether fraudulently or otherwise, any person has misrepresented or failed to disclose a material fact and the determination to make the payment was made in consequence of the misrepresentation or failure; or

(c) the applicant was for any other reason not eligible under section 2 or 3 of the Act to receive a payment under the scheme.

(2) The scheme administrator may require a person who received a payment to repay a specified part of the amount of a payment under the scheme in any case where the scheme administrator is satisfied that relevant evidence shows that—

(a) the amount paid exceeds the amount payable in accordance with Schedule 4; or

(b) the amount payable to each of a number of persons who are eligible under section 3 of the Act was calculated on the basis of an error (either as to the number of such persons or otherwise).

(3) The scheme administrator must send a written notice to the person required to make the repayment which states—

(a) the amount required to be repaid;

(b) the reasons why the payment was not properly made; and

(c) that an applicant, or if the applicant has died, the personal representatives of the applicant, may request a review of the decision.

(4) In paragraph (2), “specified” means specified by the scheme administrator in the notice under paragraph (3).

(5) In paragraphs (1) and (2), references to “relevant evidence” are to evidence which—

(a) is relevant to the question whether an applicant was eligible under section 2 or 3 of the Act for a payment under the scheme; and

(b) is received by the scheme administrator only after a determination to make a payment in accordance with regulation 19 has been made.