Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 2706
Social Security
Tribunals And Inquiries
The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Claims and Reconsiderations) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Made
13th October 2008
Laid before Parliament
15th October 2008
Coming into force
3rd November 2008
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 50(4) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008( 1 ).
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Claims and Reconsiderations) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 3rd November 2008.
2. The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Claims and Reconsiderations) Regulations 2008( 2 ) are amended as follows.
3. In regulation 5—
(a) in paragraph (2) for “an appeal tribunal” substitute “the First-tier Tribunal”; and
(b) in paragraph (3) for “appeal tribunal” substitute “First-tier Tribunal”.
4. After regulation 5 add—
“ Appeals
6. Regulation 33 of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999 ( 3 ) (notice of appeal) applies to an appeal against a determination made by the Secretary of State—
(a) on a claim; or
(b) on reconsideration under section 49 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 of a determination made on a claim
as it applies to an appeal under section 12 of the Social Security Act 1998 ( 4 ) . ” .
By authority of the Secretary of State
Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Ministry of Justice
13th October 2008
S.I. 1999/991 ; amended by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 ( S.I. 2008/2683 ).