EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations provide for claims for a lump sum payment for mesothelioma under section 46 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 and for reconsideration of a determination on such a claim.
Regulations 2 and 3 provide respectively for the form and the time limits for a claim.
Regulation 4 provides for the form and time limits for a reconsideration.
Regulation 5 allows an appeal to be treated as an application for reconsideration, before or instead of an appeal.
A full impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as it has no impact on the private or voluntary sectors.