1A Bereavement.
1
An action under this Act may consist of or include a claim for damages for bereavement.
2
A claim for damages for bereavement shall only be for the benefit—
a
of the wife or husband F2or civil partner of the deceased; and
b
where the deceased was a minor who was never married F3or a civil partner—
i
of his parents, if he was legitimate; and
ii
of his mother, if he was illegitimate.
3
Subject to subsection (5) below, the sum to be awarded as damages under this section shall be F1£10,000.
4
Where there is a claim for damages under this section for the benefit of both the parents of the deceased, the sum awarded shall be divided equally between them (subject to any deduction falling to be made in respect of costs not recovered from the defendant).
5
The Lord Chancellor may by order made by statutory instrument, subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament, amend this section by varying the sum for the time being specified in subsection (3) above.