Paragraph 112 I1

United Kingdom

(1)

Amend the Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977^f1 as follows.

(2)

In Article 3A(5) (power to vary sum to be awarded as damages for bereavement) for “The Lord Chancellor may by order made by statutory instrument, subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament,” substitute “The Department of Justice may by order subject to negative resolution”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 18 para. 112 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1977/1251 (N.I. 18). Article 3A was inserted by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), section 69 and Schedule 6, paragraph 4.