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9. In section 2 of the Damages Act 1996(1) (periodical payments), before subsection (1), add—
“(A1) In cases where Regulation (EC) No. 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd October 2007 on rail passengers’ rights and obligations applies, this section needs to be read in the light of Article 30 of the Uniform Rules concerning the contract for the international carriage of passengers and luggage by rail (damages to be awarded as annuity on request), as set out in Annex I to that Regulation.”
1996 c.48. Section 2 was substituted, in respect of England and Wales, by the Courts Act 2003 (c.39), section 100.
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