Damages (Scotland) Act 1993

Section 7.

SCHEDULE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

The Damages (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 13)

1 In section 4 for the words from “nor is” to “said section 1” there shall be substituted the words “or by a deceased relative’s executor under section 1A of this Act; nor is a claim by a relative of a deceased person or by a deceased relative’s executor for damages under the said section 1 or (as the case may be) the said section 1A”.

2 At the end of section 6(3)(b) there shall be added the words “or, if the relative has died, by the relative’s executor”.

3 In section 10(1) at the end of the definition of “personal injuries” there shall be added the words “and injury resulting from defamation or any other verbal injury or other injury to reputation”.

The Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53)

4 In section 13(1) at the end of the definition of “personal injuries” there shall be added the words “and injury resulting from defamation or any other verbal injury or other injury to reputation”.

The International Transport Conventions Act 1983 (c. 14)

5 In Schedule 1, in paragraph 1(2) for the words from “as defined in” to the end there shall be substituted the words “or for an award under section 1(4) of the Damages (Scotland) Act 1976 as amended by section 1 of the Damages (Scotland) Act 1993.”.

The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)

6 In section 111(4)(c) for the words from “for loss” to the end there shall be substituted the words “may be made to any person who is a member of the deceased’s immediate family (within the meaning of section 10(2) of the Damages (Scotland) Act 1976), being the kind of award described in section 1(4) of that Act; and”.