Introductory Text
1.Damages to injured person whose expectation of life is diminished
2.Transmission of deceased’s rights to executor
3.Application of sections 4 to 6
4.Sums of damages payable to relatives
5.Discharge of liability to pay damages: exception for mesothelioma
6.Relative’s loss of personal services
7.Assessment of compensation for loss of support
8.Further provision as regards relative’s entitlement to damages
9.Transmission of relative’s rights to executor
10.Enforcement by executor of rights transmitted under section 2 or 9
11.Executor’s claim not excluded by relative’s claim etc.
12.Limitation of total amount of liability
13.Amendment of section 9 of Administration of Justice Act 1982
14.Interpretation
15.Minor and consequential amendments
16.Repeals
17.Saving
18.Transitional provision etc.
19.Short title, Crown application and commencement
SCHEDULE 1
Minor and consequential amendments
1.Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907 (c.51)
2.Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.52)
3.Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c.53)
4.Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c.43)
5.Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991 (c.45)
6.Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c.21)
7.Damages Act 1996 (c.48)
8.Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c.43)
9.Companies Act 2006 (c.46)
SCHEDULE 2
Repeals