Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978

1. Introductory Text

2. Proceedings for contribution

   1. 1. Entitlement to contribution.

   2. 2. Assessment of contribution.

3. Proceedings for the same debt or damage

   1. 3. Proceedings against persons jointly liable for the same debt or damage.

   2. 4. Successive actions against persons liable (jointly or otherwise) for the same damage.

4. Supplemental

   1. 5. Application to the Crown.

   2. 6. Interpretation.

   3. 7. Savings.

   4. 8. Application to Northern Ireland.

   5. 9. Consequential amendments and repeals.

   6. 10. Short title, commencement and extent.

5. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      Consequential Amendments

      1. The Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945

         1. 1. For section 5(b) of the Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act...

      2. The Public Utilities Street Works Act 1950

         1. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. The Statute of Limitations (Northern Ireland) 1958

         1. 3&4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. The Carriage by Air Act 1961

         1. 5. (1) In section 4(1) of the Carriage by Air Act...

      5. The Limitation Act 1963

         1. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. The Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965

         1. 7. In section 5(1) of the Carriage of Goods by Road...

      7. The Carriage by Railway Act 1972

         1. 8. . . . . . . . . . ....

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Repeals