1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Damages (Government and Health Service Bodies) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

2. —(1) The government bodies listed in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Order are hereby designated under section 2A(2) of the Damages Act 1996 as government bodies for the purposes of section 2(4)(c) and (7)(d) of that Act.

(2) The health service bodies listed in Part 2 of the Schedule to this Order are hereby designated under section 2A(2) of the Damages Act 1996 as health service bodies for the purposes of section 2(4)(c) and (7)(d) of that Act.

Article 2

SCHEDULE

PART 1

Designated government bodies

• Department for Constitutional Affairs

• Department for Culture, Media and Sport

• Ministry of Defence

• Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

• Department for Education and Skills

• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• Department of Health

• Home Office

• Foreign and Commonwealth Office

• Commissioners of Inland Revenue and Commissioners of Customs and Excise

• Department for International Development

• Northern Ireland Office

• Department of Trade and Industry

• Department for Transport

• HM Treasury

• Wales Office

• Department for Work and Pensions

• National Assembly for Wales

• Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Northern Ireland)

PART 2

Designated health service bodies

• National Health Service Litigation Authority

• In Wales, NHS Trusts

• In Wales, Local Health Boards

• In Northern Ireland, Health and Social Services Boards

• In Northern Ireland, Health and Social Services Trusts

• In Northern Ireland, Health and Personal Social Services Agencies and Special Agencies