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Damages Act 1996 in England

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 Repealed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 Repealed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