http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/2575/madeThe Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum)(England and Wales) Order 1990Local GovernmentKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2011-07-04DAMAGESThis Order amends section 1A(3) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 by increasing the sum which may be awarded as damages for bereavement in England and Wales from £3,500 to £7,500.1990 No. 2575DAMAGESThe Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum)(England and Wales) Order 1990Made17th December 1990Laid before Parliament20th December 1990Coming into force1st April 1991The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1A(5) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976, hereby makes the following order:—11This Order may be cited as the Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 1990.2This Order shall come into force on 1st April 1991, and shall apply only to causes of action which accrue on or after that date.2In section 1A(3) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976, for the figure “£3,500” there shall be substituted the figure “£7,500”.Mackay of Clashfern, C.Dated 17th December 1990(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends section 1A(3) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 by increasing the sum which may be awarded as damages for bereavement in England and Wales from £3,500 to £7,500.
1976 c. 30; section 1A was added by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), section 3(1).