
1 
This Order may be cited as the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Specified Diseases) Order 1985 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1986.
2 
The following diseases are specified for the purposes of the 1979 Act—
(a) asbestos-related primary carcinoma of the lung;
(b) unilateral or bilateral diffuse pleural thickening.
Signed by order of the Secretary of State.
Peter Bottomley
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department of Employment
19th December 1985