Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 2301
DAMAGES, ENGLAND AND WALES
DAMAGES, NORTHERN IRELAND
The Damages (Personal Injury) Order 2001
Made
25th June 2001
Laid before Parliament
27th June 2001
Coming into force
28th June 2001
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 1 of the Damages Act 1996( 1 ), having consulted the Government Actuary and the Treasury in accordance with section 1(4) of that Act, makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Damages (Personal Injury) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 28th June 2001.
2. The rate of return referred to in section 1(1) of the Damages Act 1996 shall be 2.5 per cent.
Irvine of Lairg, C
Dated 25th June 2001