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Damages Act 1996 in Northern Ireland

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

C1

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

I1

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

Extent

E1

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

Contents

  1. C1Assumed rate of return on damages invested: Northern Ireland
  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 Repealed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 Repealed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. 1Periodic reviews of the rate of return
  13. 2Conducting the first review
  14. 3Conducting later reviews
  15. 4Determining the rate of return
  16. 5Determination
  17. 6Expert panel
  18. 7Proceedings, powers and funding of an expert panel
  19. 8Application of this Schedule where there are several rates of return
  20. 9Interpretation
  21. Regular review of rates of return
  22. 2Paragraph 2
  23. 3Paragraph 3
  24. Overview as to rate-setting
  25. 4Paragraph 4
  26. 5Paragraph 5
  27. 6Paragraph 6
  28. Returns-based assessment
  29. 7Paragraph 7
  30. 8Paragraph 8
  31. 9Paragraph 9
  32. Standard adjustments
  33. 10Paragraph 10
  34. 11Paragraph 11
  35. Notional investment portfolio
  36. 12Paragraph 12
  37. 13Paragraph 13
  38. Details within portfolio
  39. 14Paragraph 14
  40. 15Paragraph 15
  41. Hypothetical investor
  42. 16Paragraph 16
  43. 17Paragraph 17
  44. 18Paragraph 18
  45. Expression of rates set
  46. 19Paragraph 19
  47. 20Paragraph 20
  48. Single or multiple rates
  49. 21Paragraph 21
  50. 22Paragraph 22
  51. Reporting and effective date
  52. 23Paragraph 23
  53. 24Paragraph 24
  54. 25Paragraph 25
  55. Reimbursement of costs
  56. 26Paragraph 26
  57. Transitional arrangements
  58. 28Paragraph 28
  59. Procedure for regulations
  60. 31Paragraph 31
  61. Interpretation of schedule
  62. 32Paragraph 32
  63. 33Paragraph 33
  64. Schedule C1: Setting the rate for section C1(1): Northern Ireland
  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