The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 1991
The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims)Regulations 1988 (the 1988 Regulations), as amended by thePneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims)(Amendment) Regulations 1989 and the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers'Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 1990,prescribe the amount of payments to be made under the Pneumoconiosisetc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 (“the Act”), as amended by the Social Security Act 1985 and the SocialSecurity Act 1986, to persons disabled by a disease to which the Actapplies, or to dependants of persons who immediately before they diedwere disabled by such a disease. The diseases to which the Act appliesare pneumoconiosis, byssinosis, diffuse mesothelioma, primary carcinomaof the lung (where accompanied by asbestosis or bilateral diffusepleural thickening) and bilateral diffuse pleural thickening.