UK Statutory Instrument
1983
United Kingdom
The Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit Scheme 1983
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What's here
1 compliance obligation
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
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Where for any period— (a) any benefit payable otherwise than...
Provision of a report by a medical practitioner
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Medical board must examine claimants and report on disablement from prescribed diseases Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 34 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and interpretation
Benefit payable under this scheme
Restriction on payment of benefit
Allowances payable under this scheme
Cases in which disablement shall be regarded as being total
Increase of allowance in respect of spouse or civil partner
Increase of allowance in respect of children
Increase of allowance on account of unemployability
Increase of allowance when constant attendance needed and in respect of exceptionally severe disablement
Death benefit
Reduction of allowance or death benefit where benefit payable or paid under pre-1949 benefit schemes
Administration of the scheme
Questions arising under the scheme
Report of a medical practitioner
Information to be given when making a claim or obtaining payment of allowance or death benefit
Obligation to undergo medical examination
Sums not payable when delay in claiming
Payment of allowances
Obligation to notify change of circumstances
Allowances to be inalienable
Forfeiture of allowances
Allowances during imprisonment
Recovery of sums by deduction from allowances or benefit under the Social Security Act or a scheme made under section 2 of the Act
Set-off of overpayments on account of allowances
Finality of decisions of the Administrative Board
Review of decisions of the Administrative Board
Claims in respect of periods before commencement of scheme
Conditions for allowance satisfied by previous awards
Preservation of entitlement to larger amount of allowances
Exemption from stamp duty
Reciprocal arrangements with Northern Ireland
Breach of requirements of scheme
Service by post
Revocation of earlier schemes
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