Damages (Scotland) Act 2011

SCHEDULE 1 Minor and consequential amendments

(introduced by section 15)

Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907 (c.51)

1 In Schedule 1 to the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907 (ordinary court rules), in the definition of “relative” in rule 36.1(2), for the words “meaning assigned to it in Schedule 1 to the Damages (Scotland) Act 1976” there is substituted “same meaning as in the Damages (Scotland) Act 2011”.

Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.52)

2 (1) In section 18 of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (actions where death has resulted from personal injuries), in subsection (5), for the words “Schedule 1 to the Damages (Scotland) Act 1976” there is substituted “the Damages (Scotland) Act 2011”.

(2) In section 22C of that Act (actions under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 where death has resulted from personal injuries), in subsection (6), for the words “Damages (Scotland) Act 1976” there is substituted “Damages (Scotland) Act 2011”.

Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c.53)

3 In section 13(1) of the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (supplementary), for the definition of “personal injuries” there is substituted––

• ““personal injuries” means––

  (a)

  any disease, and

  (b)

  any impairment of a person’s physical or mental condition;”.

Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c.43)

4 (1) In section 1 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (purpose and construction of Part 1), in subsection (2), for the words “Damages (Scotland) Act 1976” there is substituted “Damages (Scotland) Act 2011”.

(2) In section 6 of that Act (application of certain enactments etc.)––

(a) in subsection (1)(c), for the words “section 1 of the Damages (Scotland) Act 1976” there is substituted “sections 3 to 6 of the Damages (Scotland) Act 2011”, and

(b) in subsection (2), for the words “Damages (Scotland) Act 1976” there is substituted “Damages (Scotland) Act 2011”.

Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991 (c.45)

5 In section 32 of the Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991 (compensation for death or disablement), in subsection (2)(c), for the words “Damages (Scotland) Act 1976” there is substituted “Damages (Scotland) Act 2011”.

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c.21)

6 In Part 2 of Schedule 7 to the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976), in paragraph 6, for the words “Damages (Scotland) Act 1976” there is substituted “Damages (Scotland) Act 2011”.

Damages Act 1996 (c.48)

7 In section 7 of the Damages Act 1996 (interpretation), in subsection (2), for the words “meaning given by section 10(1) of the Damages (Scotland) Act 1976” there is substituted “same meaning as in the Damages (Scotland) Act 2011”.

Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c.43)

8 In Schedule 10 to the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (recovery of NHS charges: exempted payments), in paragraph 7, for the words “section 1 of the Damages (Scotland) Act 1976 (c.13)” there is substituted “any of sections 4 to 6 of the Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 7)”.

Companies Act 2006 (c.46)

9 In section 1030 of the Companies Act 2006 (when application to the court may be made), in subsection (6)(b)(ii), for the words “Damages (Scotland) Act 1976 (c.13)” there is substituted “Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 7)”.