Section 2 Measure of damages.

England, Wales and Scotland

F1(1)

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(1A)

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F2(2)

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(3)

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(4)

In an action for damages for personal injuries (including any such action arising out of a contract), there shall be disregarded, in determining the reasonableness of any expenses, the possibility of avoiding those expenses or part of them by taking advantage of facilities available under F3the National Health Service Act 2006 or the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 or the M1F4National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, or of any corresponding facilities in Northern Ireland.

F5(5)

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(6)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 2(1)(1A)(3)(6) repealed (6.10.1997) by 1997 c. 27, s. 33(1)(2), Sch. 3 para. 1, Sch. 4 (with ss. 1, 2, 28)); S.I. 1997/2085, art. 2(2)
F2: S. 2(2) repealed by Social Security Act 1989 (c.24), ss. 22, 31(2), Sch.4 para. 22(3), Sch. 9
F3: Words in s. 2(4) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 11 (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F4: Words substituted by National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29), Sch. 16 para. 4
F5: S. 2(5) repealed by Fatal Accidents Act 1959 (c. 65), Sch.

Marginal citations

M1: 1978 c. 29.