
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2017.
(2) In regulation 2—
(a) paragraph (a) applies only in relation to a person—
(i) first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2017; or
(ii) where the date of the first diagnosis with diffuse mesothelioma is unknown, if a claim under section 1(1) of the Mesothelioma etc., Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 is made by that person on or after 1st April 2017; and
(b) paragraph (b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2017 and who, immediately before death, had diffuse mesothelioma.
2 
In the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008—
(a) for Table 1 substitute the Table set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations; and
(b) for Table 2 substitute the Table set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 21st March 2017
(L.S.)Thomas O’Reilly
A senior officer of the Department for Communities

SCHEDULE
Regulation 2
Part 1“

Table 1
Age of person with mesothelioma at first diagnosis, or, if unknown, at date of claim Payment
£
 37 and under 87,473
 38 85,772
 39 84,075
 40 82,378
 41 80,677
 42 78,979
 43 78,132
 44 77,278
 45 76,432
 46 75,582
 47 74,732
 48 72,358
 49 69,981
 50 67,599
 51 65,224
 52 62,840
 53 61,144
 54 59,447
 55 57,751
 56 56,046
 57 54,349
 58 49,934
 59 45,516
 60 41,106
 61 36,687
 62 32,272
 63 29,552
 64 26,833
 65 24,120
 66 21,401
 67 18,684
 68 18,131
 69 17,576
 70 17,029
 71 16,477
 72 15,926
 73 15,456
 74 14,978
 75 14,519
 76 14,058
 77 and over 13,590”
Part 2“

Table 2
Age of person with mesothelioma at death  Payment
  £
 37 and under 45,522 
 38 44,543 
 39 43,566 
 40 42,590 
 41 41,614 
 42 40,637 
 43 39,703 
 44 38,760 
 45 37,832 
 46 36,898 
 47 35,966 
 48 34,819 
 49 33,670 
 50 32,526 
 51 31,383 
 52 30,238 
 53 29,298 
 54 28,367 
 55 27,433 
 56 26,492 
 57 25,561 
 58 22,976 
 59 20,382 
 60 17,794 
 61 15,202 
 62 12,609 
 63 11,869 
 64 11,134 
 65 10,381 
 66 9,640 
 67 and over 7,537 ”