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The Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007

S.I. 2007/3488 · Made 10 December 2007

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Made 10th December 2007

Laid before Parliament 11th December 2007

Coming into force 1st January 2008

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Article 3A(5) of the Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977f1, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1977/1251 (N.I. 18); Article 3A was inserted by section 68 of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to, the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c.53) as amended by S.I. 1990/2576.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st January 2008.

(2)

This Order shall apply only to causes of action which accrue on or after 1st January 2008.

2

In Article 3A(3) of the Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, for “£10,000” there shall be substituted “£11,800”.

Signature

Jack Straw

Lord Chancellor

10th December 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which applies only to causes of action accruing on or after 1st January 2008, amends Article 3A(3) of the Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, increasing the sum which may be awarded as damages for bereavement in Northern Ireland from £10,000 to £11,800.