{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fatal-accidents-act-1976/section-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fatal-accidents-act-1976/section-4.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1976/30",
  "legislation_title": "Fatal Accidents Act 1976",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fatal-accidents-act-1976",
  "path": "section/4",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Assessment of damages: disregard of benefits.",
  "text": "In assessing damages in respect of a person’s death in an action under this Act, benefits which have accrued or may accrue to any person from his estate or otherwise as a result of his death shall be disregarded.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 4 applied (26.7.2005 coming into force in accordance with reg. 1) by The Railways (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2092), regs. 1, 5(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 4 applied (25.6.2010) by The Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1504), regs. 1(2), 7(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 4 extended by International Transport (Conventions) Act 1983 (c. 14, SIF 102), s. 3(3)(5)(6)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/30/section/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:30:13.116888+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}