Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 644
DAMAGES, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2002
Made 11th March 2002
Laid before Parliament 11th March 2002
Coming into force 1st April 2002

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 1A(5) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976, makes the following Order:
1976 c. 30. Section 1A was inserted by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), section 3(1) and amended by S.I. 1990/2575.

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
(2) This Order shall apply only to causes of action which accrue on or after 1st April 2002.
2. In section 1A(3) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976, for “£7,500” there shall be substituted “£10,000”.
Irvine of Lairg, C.
11th March 2002

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which applies only to causes of action accruing on or after 1st April 2002, amends section 1A(3) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976, increasing the sum which may be awarded as damages for bereavement in England and Wales from £7,500 to £10,000.