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Damages Act 1996

1996 c. 48 · Enacted 24 July 1996 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make new provision in relation to damages for personal injury, including injury resulting in death.[24th July 1996]

I1E1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—C1

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Modifications

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Act: transfer of functions (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), Sch. 17 para. 15 (with arts. 28-31)

Commencement

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Act wholly in force at 24. 9. 1996 see s. 8(3)

Extent

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Act extends to UK except s. 3 which extends to E.W. & N.I. only see s. 8(2)

Contents

  1. A1Assumed rate of return on investment of damages: England and Wales
  2. B1Assumed rate of return on damages invested: Scotland
  3. C1Assumed rate of return on damages invested: Northern Ireland
  4. 1Assumed rate of return on investment of damages. Repealed
  5. 2Periodical payments
  6. 2APeriodical payments: supplementary
  7. 2BVariation of orders and settlements
  8. 3Provisional damages and fatal accident claims.
  9. 4Enhanced protection for periodical payments
  10. 5Meaning of structured settlement. Repealed
  11. 6Guarantees for public sector settlements.
  12. 7Interpretation.
  13. 8Short title, extent and commencement.
  14. Schedule A1: ASSUMED RATE OF RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF DAMAGES: ENGLAND AND WALES
  15. 1Periodic reviews of the rate of return
  16. 2Conducting the first review
  17. 3Conducting later reviews
  18. 4Determining the rate of return
  19. 5Determination
  20. 6Expert panel
  21. 7Proceedings, powers and funding of an expert panel
  22. 8Application of this Schedule where there are several rates of return
  23. 9Interpretation
  24. Schedule B1: Setting the rate for section B1(1): Scotland
  25. Regular review of rates of return
  26. 1Paragraph 1
  27. 2Paragraph 2
  28. 3Paragraph 3
  29. Overview as to rate-setting
  30. 4Paragraph 4
  31. 5Paragraph 5
  32. 6Paragraph 6
  33. Returns-based assessment
  34. 7Paragraph 7
  35. 8Paragraph 8
  36. 9Paragraph 9
  37. Standard adjustments
  38. 10Paragraph 10
  39. 11Paragraph 11
  40. Notional investment portfolio
  41. 12Paragraph 12
  42. 13Paragraph 13
  43. Details within portfolio
  44. 14Paragraph 14
  45. 15Paragraph 15
  46. Hypothetical investor
  47. 16Paragraph 16
  48. 17Paragraph 17
  49. 18Paragraph 18
  50. Expression of rates set
  51. 19Paragraph 19
  52. 20Paragraph 20
  53. Single or multiple rates
  54. 21Paragraph 21
  55. 22Paragraph 22
  56. Reporting and effective date
  57. 23Paragraph 23
  58. 24Paragraph 24
  59. 25Paragraph 25
  60. Reimbursement of costs
  61. 26Paragraph 26
  62. Transitional arrangements
  63. 27Paragraph 27
  64. 28Paragraph 28
  65. 29Paragraph 29
  66. 30Paragraph 30
  67. Procedure for regulations
  68. 31Paragraph 31
  69. Interpretation of schedule
  70. 32Paragraph 32
  71. 33Paragraph 33
  72. Schedule C1: Setting the rate for section C1(1): Northern Ireland
  73. Regular review of rates of return
  74. 1Paragraph 1
  75. 2Paragraph 2
  76. 3Paragraph 3
  77. Overview as to rate-setting
  78. 4Paragraph 4
  79. 5Paragraph 5
  80. 6Paragraph 6
  81. Returns-based assessment
  82. 7Paragraph 7
  83. 8Paragraph 8
  84. 9Paragraph 9
  85. Standard adjustments
  86. 10Paragraph 10
  87. 11Paragraph 11
  88. Notional investment portfolio
  89. 12Paragraph 12
  90. 13Paragraph 13
  91. Details within portfolio
  92. 14Paragraph 14
  93. 15Paragraph 15
  94. Hypothetical investor
  95. 16Paragraph 16
  96. 17Paragraph 17
  97. 18Paragraph 18
  98. Expression of rates set
  99. 19Paragraph 19
  100. 20Paragraph 20
  101. Single or multiple rates
  102. 21Paragraph 21
  103. 22Paragraph 22
  104. Reporting and effective date
  105. 23Paragraph 23
  106. 24Paragraph 24
  107. 25Paragraph 25
  108. Reimbursement of costs
  109. 26Paragraph 26
  110. Transitional arrangements
  111. 27Paragraph 27
  112. 28Paragraph 28
  113. 29Paragraph 29
  114. 30Paragraph 30
  115. Procedure for regulations
  116. 31Paragraph 31
  117. Interpretation of Schedule
  118. 32Paragraph 32
  119. 33Paragraph 33
  120. 34Paragraph 34
  121. Schedule 1: Guarantees by Northern Ireland departments for public sector settlements
  122. 1Paragraph 1
  123. 2Paragraph 2
  124. 3Paragraph 3
  125. 4Paragraph 4
  126. 5Paragraph 5
  127. 6Paragraph 6