Jersey Law 9/1997

FATAL ACCIDENTS (AMENDMENT) (JERSEY) LAW 1997

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A LAW       to amend the Fatal Accidents (Jersey) Law 1962, sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the

19th day of march 1997

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(Registered on the 11th day of April 1997)

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STATES OF JERSEY

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The 19th day of November 1996

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THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law –

ARTICLE 1

After paragraph (1) of Article 4 of the Fatal Accidents (Jersey) Law 19621 there shall be inserted the following new paragraph –

                “(1A)      In assessing damages payable to the spouse or child of a deceased person in respect of the death of that deceased person in any action under this Law, no account shall be taken of the re-marriage or prospects of re-marriage of the spouse of the deceased person.”.

ARTICLE 2

(1)     This Law may be cited as the Fatal Accidents (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 1997.

(2)     This Law shall not apply to any cause of action arising on a death which occurs before the Law comes into force.

G.H.C. COPPOCK

Greffier of the States.