Introductory text
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
An Act to make new provision for contribution between persons who are jointly or severally, or both jointly and severally, liable for the same damage and in certain other similar cases where two or more persons have paid or may be required to pay compensation for the same damage; and to amend the law relating to proceedings against persons jointly liable for the same debt or jointly or severally, or both jointly and severally, liable for the same damage.
Annotations
Modifications
- C1
Act modified by Water Act 1981 (c. 12, SIF 130), s. 6(5)
- C2
Act modified (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130), ss. 209(5), 223(2) (with ss. 82(3), 186(1), 222(1), Sch. 14 para. 6)
Act modified (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 208(5), 225(2) (with ss. 16(6), 179, 222(3), 224(1), Sch. 22 para. 1, Sch. 23 para. 6)
- C3
Act modified (E.W.) (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 30, s. 13(3) (with ss. 1(1), 26(1)); S.I. 1995/2963, art. 2
- C4
Act modified (28.2.2000 for E.W. and 6.1.2010 for N.I.) by 1996 c. 31, s. 3(8) (with s. 20(2)); S.I. 2000/222, art. 3(a); S.I. 2009/2858, art. {3(a)}
- C5
Act modified (2.10.2000) by 1998 c. 42, s. 8(5)(b) (with ss. 7(8), 22(5)); S.I. 2000/1851, art. 2
- C6
Act excluded (21.4.2021) by Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 (c. 18), ss. 6(5), 21; S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(a)
Commencement
- I1
Act wholly in force at 1. 1. 1979 see s. 10(2)