2017 No. 206
Damages, England And Wales
The Damages (Personal Injury) Order 2017
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Damages Act 19961, having consulted the Government Actuary and the Treasury in accordance with section 1(4) of that Act:
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
This Order may be cited as the Damages (Personal Injury) Order 2017 and shall come into force on 20th March 2017.
2
This Order extends to England and Wales only.
Rate of return2
The rate of return referred to in section 1(1) of the Damages Act 1996 shall be minus 0.75 per cent.
Elizabeth TrussLord ChancellorMinistry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)