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The Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2013

S.I. 2013/510 · Made 5 March 2013

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Damages, England And Wales

Made 5th March 2013

Laid before Parliament 11th March 2013

Coming into force 1st April 2013

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1A(5) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1976 c. 30. Section 1A was inserted by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), section 3(1). Section 1A(3) was amended by S.I. 1990/2575, S.I. 2002/644 and S.I. 2007/3489.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Variation of sum
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2013 and comes into force on 1 April 2013.

(2)

This Order applies only to causes of action which accrue on or after 1 April 2013.

2Variation of sum

In section 1A(3) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976, for “£11,800” substitute “£12,980”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Helen Grant

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

5th March 2013

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which applies only to causes of action accruing on or after 1st April 2013, amends section 1A(3) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 by increasing the sum which may be awarded as damages for bereavement in England and Wales from £11,800 to £12,980.