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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-court-rules-miscellaneous-amendments-no-2-2011/article-2",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2011/289",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-court-rules-miscellaneous-amendments-no-2-2011",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Damages (Scotland) Act 2011",
  "text": "(1) The Ordinary Cause Rules are amended in accordance with the following subparagraphs.\n(2) In rule 36.1 (application and interpretation of Part I to Chapter 36)—\n(a) in paragraph (1)(a), omit “by the executor of the deceased,”;\n(b) in paragraph (1)(b), omit “by any relative of the deceased,”; and\n(c) in paragraph (2), omit the definition of “relative”.\n(3) In rule 36.19 (mesothelioma actions: special provisions), for “section 1(2A) and (2B) of the Damages (Scotland) Act 1976 (liability where the personal injury in consequence of which the deceased died is mesothelioma)” substitute “section 5 of the Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 (discharge of liability to pay damages: exception for mesothelioma)”.\n(4) In relation to any action raised in respect of any death occurring before 7th July 2011, rule 36.19 shall be construed in accordance with article 4 of the Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2011.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The definition of relative is amended by paragraph 1 of schedule 1 to the Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 7), which, by virtue of article 3 of S.S.I. 2011/268, comes into force at the same time as this instrument."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Rule 36.19 was inserted by S.S.I. 2009/285."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1976 c. 13."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.S.I. 2011/268."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/289/article/2",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}