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After section 9 of the 1976 Act there shall be inserted the following section—
(1)In assessing, in an action for damages in respect of personal injuries, the amount of damages by way of solatium, the court shall, if—
(a)the injured person’s expectation of life has been reduced by the injuries; and
(b)the injured person is, was at any time or is likely to become, aware of that reduction,
have regard to the extent that, in consequence of that awareness, he has suffered or is likely to suffer.
(2)Subject to subsection (1) above, no damages by way of solatium shall be recoverable in respect of loss of expectation of life.
(3)The court in making an award of damages by way of solatium shall not be required to ascribe specifically any part of the award to loss of expectation of life.”.
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