SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Consequential Amendments

Section 6.

General

1

(1)

Any enactment or other document whatsoever referring to any enactment repealed by this Act shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as referring (or as including a reference) to the corresponding enactment in this Act.

(2)

This paragraph applies whether or not the enactment or other document was enacted, made, served or issued before the passing of this Act.

(3)

This paragraph is without prejudice to F1sections 16(1) and 17(2)(a) of the M1Interpretation Act 1978 (effect of repeals), and the following provisions of this Schedule are without prejudice to the generality of this paragraph.

2

(1)

In the following enactments references to the Fatal Accidents Acts, or to the M2Fatal Accidents Act 1846, or to section 1 of that Act, include references to this Act.

(2)

The said enactments are—

  • section 1(5) of the M3Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934 (cause of action surviving death),

  • F2 . . .

  • section 3 of the M4Carriage by Air Act 1961 (civil liability under Convention implemented by that Act),

  • section 14(2) of the M5Gas Act 1965 (civil liability under that Act),

  • section 10 of the M6Animals Act 1971 (civil liability under that Act),

  • section 11(2) of the M7Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971 (civil liability under that Act),

  • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3

  • section 88(4)(a) of the M8Control of Pollution Act 1974 (civil liability under that Act),

  • section 6(1)(d) of the M9Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975,

  • F4. . ..

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SCHEDULE 2 Repeals.

Section 6.

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1The text of s. 6(2) and Sch. 2 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Chapter

Short title

Extent of repeal

9 & 10 Vict. c. 93.

Fatal Accidents Act 1846.

The whole Act.

27 & 28 Vict. c. 95.

Fatal Accidents Act 1864.

The whole Act

24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 41.

Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934.

Section 2.

8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 28.

Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945.

Section 1(4).

In section 4 the definition of “dependent”.

7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 65.

Fatal Accidents Act 1959.

The whole of section 1 except for subsection (4).

Section 2.

1971 c. 43.

Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1971.

Part II, but not so as to affect a right to make an application under section 5(2).

1973 c. 38.

Social Security Act 1973.

In Schedule 27 paragraph 20.

1975 c. 54.

Limitation Act 1975.

In Schedule 1 paragraph 1.