Damages (Scotland) Act 1976
1 Rights of relatives of a deceased person.
1A Transmissibility to executor of rights of deceased relative.
2 Rights transmitted to executor in respect of deceased person’s injuries.
2A Enforcement by executor of rights transmitted to him.
3 Certain rights arising on death of another not transmissible.
4 Executor’s claim not to be excluded by relatives’ claim: andvice versa.
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6Limitation of total amount of liability.
7 Amendment of references in other Acts.
8 Abolition of right of assythment.
9 Damages due to injured person for patrimonial loss caused by personal injuries whereby expectation of life is diminished.
9A Solatium for loss of expectation of life.
10 Interpretation.
11Repeals.
12 Citation, application to Crown, commencement and extent.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 Definition of “Relative”
1In this Act “relative” in relation to a deceased person...
2In deducing any relationship for the purposes of the foregoing...
SCHEDULE 2 Repeals.

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Damages (Scotland) Act 1976

1976 CHAPTER 13

An Act to amend the law of Scotland relating to the damages recoverable in respect of deaths caused by personal injuries; to define the rights to damages in respect of personal injuries and death which are transmitted to an executor; to abolish rights to assythment; to make provision relating to the damages due to a pursuer for patrimonial loss caused by personal injuries whereby his expectation of life is diminished; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.