- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As enacted)
Civil Liability Act 2018
You are here:
What Version
Advanced Features
- Show Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
- Show Timeline of Changes
Opening Options
More Resources
Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Civil Liability Act 2018, Section 9.
Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
9InterpretationE+W
This section has no associated Explanatory Notes
(1)For the purposes of this Part, in relation to an act mentioned in section 6(2), a regulator listed in the first column is the relevant regulator in relation to the regulated person listed in the corresponding entry in the second column.
| Regulator | Regulated person |
|---|---|
| The Financial Conduct Authority | An authorised person (within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) of a description specified in regulations made by the Treasury |
| The Claims Management Regulator | A person authorised by the Regulator under section 5(1)(a) of the Compensation Act 2006 to provide regulated claims management services |
| The General Council of the Bar | A person authorised by the Council to carry on a reserved legal activity within the meaning of the Legal Services Act 2007 |
| The Law Society | A person authorised by the Society to carry on a reserved legal activity within the meaning of the Legal Services Act 2007 |
| The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives | A person authorised by the Institute to carry on a reserved legal activity within the meaning of the Legal Services Act 2007 |
| A licensing authority for the purposes of Part 5 of the Legal Services Act 2007 (alternative business structures) | A person who is— (a) licensed by the authority to carry on a reserved legal activity within the meaning of the Legal Services Act 2007, and (b) of a description specified in regulations made by the Lord Chancellor |
| A regulatory body specified for the purposes of this subsection in regulations made by the Lord Chancellor | A person of a description specified in the regulations in relation to the body |
(2)A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) is subject to negative resolution procedure.
(3)In this Part—
(a)a reference to making a claim against a person includes a reference to notifying a person of the basis of a claim;
(b)a reference to making a payment to a person includes a reference to conferring a benefit on a person or a third party.
(4)In this Part—
“benefit” means—
(a)any benefit, whether or not in money or other property and whether temporary or permanent, and
(b)any opportunity to obtain a benefit;
“claim” includes counter-claim;
“whiplash claim” has the meaning given by section 6(6).
Commencement Information
I1S. 9 in force at 25.2.2021 for specified purposes by S.I. 2021/195, reg. 2(e)
I2S. 9 in force at 31.5.2021 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2021/195, reg. 3 (with reg. 4)
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Act
PrintThe Whole Part
PrintThe Whole Cross Heading
PrintThis Section only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
See additional information alongside the content
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
Explanatory Notes
Text created by the government department responsible for the subject matter of the Act to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Public Acts except Appropriation, Consolidated Fund, Finance and Consolidation Acts.
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
Timeline of Changes
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.