Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 195 (C. 4)
Damages, England And Wales
Legal Services, England And Wales
The Civil Liability Act 2018 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2021
Made
23rd February 2021
The Secretary of State for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14(1) and (3) of the Civil Liability Act 2018( 1 ), makes the following Regulations.
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Liability Act 2018 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2021.
Provisions of the 2018 Act coming into force on 25th February 2021
2. The following provisions of Civil Liability Act 2018 (“the 2018 Act”), come into force on 25th February 2021, for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations—
(a) section 3 (damages for whiplash injuries);
(b) section 5 (uplift in exceptional circumstances);
(c) section 6 (rules against settlement before medical report);
(d) section 8 (regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority); and
(e) section 9 (interpretation).
Provisions of the 2018 Act coming into force on 31st May 2021
3. Part 1 (whiplash) of the 2018 Act, in so far as it is not already in force, comes into force on 31st May 2021.
Transitional Provision
4. The provisions which come into force under these Regulations apply only to causes of action which accrue on or after 31st May 2021.
David Wolfson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
Ministry of Justice
23rd February 2021
2018 c. 29 . Parts 2 and 3 of the Act came in to force when passed (see section 14(2)).