Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 510
Damages, England And Wales
The Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2013
Made
5th March 2013
Laid before Parliament
11th March 2013
Coming into force
1st April 2013
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1A(5) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976(1).
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2013 and comes into force on 1 April 2013.
(2) This Order applies only to causes of action which accrue on or after 1 April 2013.
Variation of sum
2. In section 1A(3) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976, for “£11,800” substitute “£12,980”.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Helen Grant
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
5th March 2013
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which applies only to causes of action accruing on or after 1st April 2013, 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 £11,800 to £12,980.
1976 c. 30. Section 1A was inserted by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), section 3(1). Section 1A(3) was amended by S.I. 1990/2575, S.I. 2002/644 and S.I. 2007/3489.