There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945, Introductory Text.
An Act to amend the law relating to contributory negligence and for purposes connected therewith.
[15th June 1945]
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Act extended by Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (c. 44), s. 4(3), (E.W.) Animals Act 1971 (c. 22), s. 10 and Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971 (c. 59), s. 1(5)
C2Act extended (E.W.) by Water Act 1981 (c.12, SIF 130), ss. 6(4)(7), 7(2)
C3Act extended (S.) by Animals (Scotland) Act 1987 (c.9, SIF 4:6), s. 1(6)
C4Act modified by Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c.43, SIF 109:1), ss. 6(4), 41(2), 47 (1)(2)
C5Act applied by Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971 (c.59, SIF 111), s. 1 (as substituted (prosp.) by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c.12, SIF 111), ss. 34, 58(2), Sch. 4 para. 1)
C6Act amended (prosp.) by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c.43, SIF 46:4), ss. 73(9)(b), 164(3)
C7Act applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 208(4), 225(2) (with ss. 16(6), 179, 222(3), Sch. 22 para. 1, Sch. 23 para. 6)
C8Act: definition of "fault" applied (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 208(7), 225(2) (with ss. 16(6), 179, 222(3), Sch. 22 para. 1, Sch. 23 para. 6)
C9Act applied (1.10.1994) by 1971 c. 59, s. 1A(4) (as inserted (1.10.1994) by 1994 c. 28, s. 6, Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 1; S.I. 1994/1988, art. 3, Sch. 2 and which 1994 Act was repealed (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314, 316(2), Sch. 12)(with s. 312(1))
C10Act applied (30.5.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 153(8), 154(4), 171(1), (with ss. 167(1), 169, 312(1)); S.I.1996/1210, art. 2
Act applied (temp.from 1.1.1996 to 29.5.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 153(5), 154(4), 171(1), 316(2), Sch. 4 (with ss. 167(1), 169, 312(1))
C11Act applied by 1995 c. 21, s. 156A (as inserted (21.11.2008) by Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Bunkers Convention) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1244), regs. 1(2), 9 (with reg. 1(5)))
C12Act applied (25.7.2013) by The Credit Rating Agencies (Civil Liability) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1637), reg. 15(2)
C13Act modified by Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52), ss. 12E, 12H(9) (as inserted (10.3.2017) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 73(3), 115(7); S.I. 2017/273, art. 2(a))
C14Act modified (21.4.2021) by Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 (c. 18), ss. 6(3), 21; S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(a)
Commencement Information
I1Act wholly in force at Royal Assent
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