# Damages Act 1996, Paragraph 19


(1) A rate of return is to be set by the rate-assessor as a percentage figure.
(2) The figure may be—
(a) zero, or
(b) a negative or positive number.
(3) If the figure is not a whole number (including zero), the number is to comprise or incorporate a decimal fraction of 0.25, 0.5 or 0.75.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/48/schedule/B1/paragraph/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/damages-act-1996/schedule-B1/paragraph-19
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.