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Damages Act 1996 in Scotland

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 Repealed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 Repealed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