1 1 This Order may be cited as the Damages (Government and Health Service Bodies) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.
2 This Order extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland.
2 1 The government bodies listed in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Order are hereby designated under section 2A(2) of the Damages Act 1996 as government bodies for the purposes of section 2(4)(c) and (7)(d) of that Act.
2 The health service bodies listed in Part 2 of the Schedule to this Order are hereby designated under section 2A(2) of the Damages Act 1996 as health service bodies for the purposes of section 2(4)(c) and (7)(d) of that Act.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
David Lammy Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Constitutional Affairs Date 4th March 2005