# Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978, Section 8: Application to Northern Ireland.

Extent: E+W+N.I.

In the application of this Act to Northern Ireland—
(a) the reference in section 2(3)(b) to section 1 of the Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945 or section 5 of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 shall be construed as a reference to section 2 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1948 or Article 7 of the Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977;
(b) the reference in section 5 to section 4(1) of the Crown 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 Fatal 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/47/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-liability-contribution-act-1978/section-8
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