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Section 8 Application to Northern Ireland.

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

In the application of this Act to Northern Ireland—

(a)

the reference in section 2(3)(b) to section 1 of the M1Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945 or section 5 of the M2Fatal Accidents Act 1976 shall be construed as a reference to section 2 of the M3Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1948 or Article 7 of the M4Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977;

(b)

the reference in section 5 to section 4(1) of the M5Crown Proceedings Act 1947 shall be construed as a reference to section 4(1) of that Act as it applies in Northern Ireland;

(c)

the reference in section 6(3) to the M6Fatal Accidents Act 1976 shall be construed as a reference to the Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977;

(d)

references to England and Wales shall be construed as references to Northern Ireland; and

(e)

any reference to an enactment shall be construed as including a reference to an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1

1945 c. 28.

M2

1976 c. 30.

M3

1948 c. 23 (N.I.)

M4

S.I. 1977/1251 (N.I. 18)

M5

1947 c. 44.

M6

1976 c. 30.