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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fatal-accidents-northern-ireland-order-1977/article-7",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1977/1251",
  "legislation_title": "Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fatal-accidents-northern-ireland-order-1977",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Contributory negligence",
  "text": "Where any person dies as the result partly of his own fault and partly of the fault of any other person or persons, and accordingly if an action were brought for the benefit of the estate the damages recoverable would be reduced under section 2(1) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1948 1948 c.23, any damages recoverable in an action. . . under this Order shall be reduced to a proportionate extent.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "1982 c. 53"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1977/1251/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:53:26.497243+00:00"
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  "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."
}