
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2012 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.
2 

(1) The Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In regulations 5(2) and 7 (minimum amounts payable to dependant) for “£2,731” substitute “£2,873”.
(3) In regulation 6(1)(a) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis) for “£5,648”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “£5,942”.
(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 1st March 2012
(L.S.)Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development

SCHEDULE
Regulation 2(4)
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SCHEDULE
Regulations 3, 4, 5 and 6
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 1992, 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.

Age of  Percentage assessment for the relevant period
disabled 10% 11% - 21% - 31% - 41% - 51% - 61% - 71% - 81% - 91% -
person or less 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
37 and          
under 33,246 59,372 69,660 77,641 73,619 75,202 76,785 78,369 79,951 81,536
38 32,296 56,994 67,562 69,980 72,033 73,619 75,202 76,785 78,369 79,951
39 31,345 54,619 65,465 68,315 70,455 71,825 73,619 75,202 76,785 78,369
40 30,398 52,242 63,367 66,651 68,866 70,453 72,033 73,619 75,202 76,787
41 29,447 49,871 61,271 64,985 67,288 68,866 70,453 72,033 73,619 75,202
42 28,491 47,498 59,171 63,331 65,703 67,288 68,866 70,453 72,033 73,619
43 27,073 44,724 57,074 62,062 64,597 66,497 68,077 69,660 71,245 72,829
44 25,646 41,954 54,974 60,796 63,487 65,703 67,288 68,866 70,453 72,033
45 24,225 39,184 52,877 59,527 62,381 64,908 66,497 68,077 69,660 71,245
46 22,798 36,415 50,782 58,263 61,271 64,122 65,703 67,288 68,866 70,453
47 21,376 33,643 48,682 56,994 60,164 63,331 64,908 66,497 68,077 69,660
48 20,147 32,534 47,023 54,463 58,263 61,109 62,696 64,278 65,857 67,447
49 18,920 31,427 45,359 51,929 56,365 58,893 60,478 62,062 63,647 65,231
50 17,693 30,319 43,728 49,397 54,463 56,677 58,263 59,844 61,426 63,011
51 16,466 29,210 42,032 46,862 52,561 54,463 56,061 57,625 59,212 60,796
52 15,239 28,102 40,372 44,329 50,660 52,242 53,832 55,412 56,994 58,575
53 14,089 26,125 37,836 42,114 48,761 50,660 52,242 53,832 55,412 56,994
54 12,942 24,147 35,303 39,901 46,862 49,082 50,660 52,242 53,832 55,412
55 11,796 22,167 32,776 37,678 44,960 47,498 49,082 50,660 52,242 53,832
56 10,646 20,186 30,240 35,464 43,065 45,911 47,498 49,082 50,660 52,242
57 9,499 18,205 27,707 33,246 41,170 44,330 45,911 47,498 49,082 50,660
58 8,747 16,545 24,741 29,840 37,046 39,977 41,678 43,343 44,961 46,546
59 7,993 14,881 21,768 26,440 32,929 35,620 37,441 39,184 40,846 42,427
60 7,247 13,218 18,799 23,034 28,818 31,269 33,203 35,029 36,732 38,316
61 6,489 11,556 15,835 19,630 24,698 26,914 28,971 30,873 32,614 34,197
62 5,739 9,895 12,864 16,227 20,582 22,560 24,741 26,718 28,491 30,081
63 5,343 8,944 11,556 14,509 18,309 20,262 22,324 24,225 25,963 27,546
64 4,956 7,993 10,250 12,783 16,028 17,971 19,911 21,730 23,429 25,012
65 4,553 7,045 8,944 11,066 13,756 15,674 17,494 19,238 20,900 22,483
66 4,159 6,097 7,638 9,339 11,479 13,377 15,080 16,740 18,366 19,949
67 3,762 5,145 6,330 7,619 9,204 11,085 12,666 14,248 15,835 17,416
68 3,659 4,982 6,114 7,304 8,888 10,646 12,171 13,814 15,335 16,900
69 3,563 4,830 5,900 6,987 8,572 10,212 11,679 13,377 14,844 16,384
70 3,462 4,673 5,678 6,670 8,253 9,773 11,183 12,942 14,346 15,873
71 3,366 4,510 5,462 6,351 7,935 9,339 10,689 12,507 13,855 15,359
72 3,266 4,354 5,244 6,037 7,619 8,908 10,191 12,071 13,355 14,844
73 3,184 4,277 5,166 5,918 7,499 8,708 9,994 11,757 12,964 14,407
74 3,108 4,195 5,086 5,799 7,385 8,508 9,799 11,441 12,568 13,962
75 3,030 4,119 5,009 5,678 7,261 8,312 9,597 11,122 12,171 13,534
76 2,949 4,034 4,927 5,562 7,143 8,117 9,403 10,806 11,771 13,104
77 and 2,873 3,957 4,850 5,440 7,025 7,915 9,204 10,494 11,381 12,666
over          
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.

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 21,058 35,903 40,254 41,445 42,432
 38 20,583 34,556 39,067 40,254 41,520
 39 20,110 33,210 37,880 39,066 40,610
 40 19,629 31,863 36,692 37,880 39,700
 41 19,157 30,519 35,504 36,692 38,790
 42 18,686 29,177 34,316 35,504 37,880
 43 17,828 27,432 33,247 34,434 37,009
 44 16,979 25,685 32,175 33,368 36,129
 45 16,130 23,945 31,110 32,297 35,264
 46 15,277 22,202 29,949 31,228 34,394
 47 14,427 20,461 28,976 30,164 33,525
 48 13,777 19,986 28,186 29,332 32,455
 49 13,119 19,512 27,389 28,500 31,386
 50 12,468 19,035 26,601 27,664 30,318
 51 11,816 18,563 25,810 26,838 29,253
 52 11,162 18,089 25,018 26,005 28,186
 53 10,863 16,979 23,515 24,857 27,309
 54 10,568 15,870 22,007 23,709 26,441
 55 10,273 14,762 20,503 22,563 25,570
 56 9,976 13,654 18,999 21,417 24,695
 57 9,499 12,550 17,494 20,267 23,827
 58 8,747 11,753 15,776 18,250 21,417
 59 7,993 10,961 14,055 16,229 18,999
 60 7,247 10,175 12,329 14,210 16,586
 61 6,489 9,380 10,610 12,192 14,170
 62 5,739 8,593 8,885 10,175 11,753
 63 5,343 8,531 8,771 9,795 11,064
 64 4,956 7,993 8,646 9,420 10,379
 65 4,553 7,045 8,531 9,042 9,676
 66 4,159 6,097 7,638 8,668 8,986
 67 and over 2,873 3,957 4,850 5,440 7,025

Age of disabled person at his last birthday  Payment
 preceding death  £
 37 and under 42,432 
 38 41,520 
 39 40,610 
 40 39,700 
 41 38,790 
 42 37,880 
 43 37,009 
 44 36,129 
 45 35,264 
 46 34,394 
 47 33,525 
 48 32,455 
 49 31,386 
 50 30,318 
 51 29,253 
 52 28,186 
 53 27,309 
 54 26,441 
 55 25,570 
 56 24,695 
 57 23,827 
 58 21,417 
 59 18,999 
 60 16,586 
 61 14,170 
 62 11,753 
 63 11,064 
 64 10,379 
 65 9,676 
 66 8,986 
 67 and over 7,025 ”