The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 No. 976

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 18 U.K. Amendments relating to Article 15(1) to (4) etc

PART 3 U.K. Orders in Council

Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 U.K.

112.—(1) Amend the Fatal Accidents (Northern Ireland) Order 1977(1) as follows. U.K.

(2) In Article 3A(5) (power to vary sum to be awarded as damages for bereavement) for “The Lord Chancellor may by order made by statutory instrument, subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament,” substitute “The Department of Justice may by order subject to negative resolution”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 18 para. 112 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)

(1)

S.I. 1977/1251 (N.I. 18). Article 3A was inserted by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), section 69 and Schedule 6, paragraph 4.