# The Damages (Personal Injury) Order 2017, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order prescribes minus 0.75 per cent as the rate of return which, under section 1 of the Damages Act 1996, courts are required to take into account when calculating damages for future pecuniary loss in an action for personal injury.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/206/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/damages-personal-injury-order-2017/note
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