Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 3489
damages, england and wales
The Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2007
Made
10th December 2007
Laid before Parliament
11th December 2007
Coming into force
1st January 2008
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 1A(5) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976( 1 ), makes the following Order:
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1 st January 2008.
(2) This Order shall apply only to causes of action which accrue on or after 1 st January 2008.
2. In section 1A(3) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976, for “£10,000” there shall be substituted “£11,800”.
Jack Straw
Lord Chancellor
10th December 2007
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 and S.I. 2002/644 .