Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 2576
The Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990
(The document as of February, 2008)
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1990 No. 2576
DAMAGES
The Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990
| Laid before Parliament | 20th December 1990 |
| Coming into force | 1st April 1991 |
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Article 3A(5) of the Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977[1], hereby makes the following order:—
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 1st April 1991, and shall apply only to causes of action which accrue on or after that date.
2. In article 3A(3) of the Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, for the figure "£3,500" there shall be substituted the figure "£7,500".
Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 17th December 1990
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)This Order amends article 3A(3) of the Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 by increasing the sum which may be awarded as damages for bereavement in Northern Ireland from £3,500 to £7,500.
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Notes:[1] S.I.1977/1251 (N.I. 18); article 3A was added by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), section 68 and Schedule 6, paragraph 4.
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