Reduction of compensation payment

Section 8: supplementary.
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1
A person who makes a compensation payment calculated in accordance with section 8 or 8A must inform the person to whom the payment is made—
a
that the payment has been so calculated, and
b
of the date for payment by reference to which the calculation has been made.
2
If the amount of a compensation payment calculated in accordance with section 8 or 8A is nil, a person giving a statement saying so is to be treated for the purposes of this Act as making a payment within section 1(1)(a) on the day on which he gives the statement.
3
Where a person—
a
makes a compensation payment calculated in accordance with section 8 or 8A, and
b
if the amount of the compensation payment so calculated is nil, gives a statement saying so,
he is to be treated, for the purpose of determining any rights and liabilities in respect of contribution or indemnity, as having paid the gross amount of the compensation payment.
4
For the purposes of this Act—
a
the gross amount of the compensation payment is the amount of the compensation payment apart from section 8 or 8A, and
b
the amount of any recoverable benefit is the amount determined in accordance with the certificate of recoverable benefits.
Words in s. 9(1) inserted (31.3.2014) by Mesothelioma Act 2014 (c. 1), s. 19(1), Sch. 1 para. 8; S.I. 2014/459, art. 3(c)
Words in s. 9(2) inserted (31.3.2014) by Mesothelioma Act 2014 (c. 1), s. 19(1), Sch. 1 para. 8; S.I. 2014/459, art. 3(c)
Words in s. 9(3)(a) inserted (31.3.2014) by Mesothelioma Act 2014 (c. 1), s. 19(1), Sch. 1 para. 8; S.I. 2014/459, art. 3(c)
Words in s. 9(4)(a) inserted (31.3.2014) by Mesothelioma Act 2014 (c. 1), s. 19(1), Sch. 1 para. 8; S.I. 2014/459, art. 3(c)