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Damages Act 1996

1996 c.48 · 13 provisions

An Act to make new provision in relation to damages for personal injury, including injury resulting in death.

  • Section A1: Assumed rate of return on investment of damages: England and Wales
  • Section B1: Assumed rate of return on damages invested: Scotland
  • Section C1: Assumed rate of return on damages invested: Northern Ireland
  • Section 1: Assumed rate of return on investment of damages.
  • Section 2: Periodical payments
  • Section 2A: Periodical payments: supplementary
  • Section 2B: Variation of orders and settlements
  • Section 3: Provisional damages and fatal accident claims.
  • Section 4: Enhanced protection for periodical payments
  • Section 5: Meaning of structured settlement.
  • Section 6: Guarantees for public sector settlements.
  • Section 7: Interpretation.
  • Section 8: Short title, extent and commencement.

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This legislation text comes from legislation.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Reuse reviewed 21 August 2026 under Open Government Licence v3.0.

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