Uimhir 17 de 1964.

AN tACHT UM DHLITEANAS SIBHIALTA (LEASÚ), 1964.

[An tiontú oifigiúil.]

An Príomh-Acht.

1961, Uimh. 41.

1.—San Acht seo ciallaíonn “an Phríomh-Acht” an tAcht um Dhliteanas Sibhialta, 1961.

Suimeanna nach mbeidh le háireamh nuair a bheifear ag measúnú damáistí (díobháil phearsanta nach cúis bháis).

2.—Nuair a bheifear ag measúnú damáistí i gcaingean chun damáistí a ghnóthú maidir le gníomh éagórach (lena n-áirítear coir) as ar tháinig díobháil phearsanta nár chúis bháis, ní chuirfear san áireamh—

(a) aon suim is iníoctha i leith na díobhála faoi aon chonradh árachais,

(b) aon phinsean, aisce nó sochar eile dá leithéid is iníoctha faoi reacht nó ar shlí eile mar gheall ar an díobháil.

Leasú ar alt 27 den Phríomh-Acht.

3.—Déantar leis seo alt 27 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur leis:

“(5) Féadfar éileamh a dhéanamh nó fógra a sheirbheáil de bhun fho-alt (1) den alt seo d'ainneoin go séanann an duine ag a bhfuil an t-éileamh á dhéanamh nó an fógra á sheirbheáil, nó nach n-admhaíonn sé, gurb éagóiritheoir é agus ní bheidh sé intuigthe as an éileamh a dhéanamh nó an fógra a sheirbheáil go bhfuil aon dliteanas á admháil aige.”

Leasú ar alt 35(2) den Phríomh-Acht.

4.—Déantar leis seo fo-alt (2) d'alt 35 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú trí “faoi réir mhír (a) d'fho-alt (1) den alt seo,” a chur isteach ann roimh “urchosc”.

Leasú ar alt 36 den Phríomh-Acht.

5.—Déantar leis seo alt 36 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur leis:

“(5) D'ainneoin aon ní in alt 62, i gcás ina ndéanfar éileamh i gcoinne duine a bheidh faoi árachas i leith dliteanais a líomhnaíodh san éileamh agus nach n-íocfaidh an t-árachóir an t-éileamh mar gheall ar é a fhritháireamh go hiomlán i gcoinne suime a bheidh dlite don duine árachaithe ón duine a rinne an t-éileamh sin, beidh an duine árachaithe nó aon duine a bheidh ag feidhmiú ar a shon nó a ghabhann teideal faoi i dteideal méid an éilimh sin a ghnóthú ó na hárachóirí.”

Aisghairm.

6.—Déantar leis seo na hachtacháin a luaitear sa Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Acht seo a aisghairm a mhéid a shonraítear sa tríú colún den Sceideal sin.

Gearrtheideal, forléiriú agus comhlua.

7.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht um Dhliteanas Sibhialta (Leasú), 1964, a ghairm den Acht seo.

(2) Déanfar an Príomh-Acht agus an tAcht seo a fhorléiriú le chéile mar aon Acht amháin agus féadfar na hAchtanna um Dhliteanas Sibhialta, 1961 agus 1964, a ghairm díobh le chéile.

AN SCEIDEAL

Achtacháin a Aisghairtear

Alt 6.

Number 17 of 1964.

CIVIL LIABILITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1964

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Schedule

Number 17 of 1964.

CIVIL LIABILITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1964

Principal Act 1961, No. 41.

1.—In this Act “the Principal Act” means the Civil Liability Act, 1961.

Sums not to be taken into account in assessing damages (personal injury not causing death).

2.—In assessing damages in an action to recover damages in respect of a wrongful act (including a crime) resulting in personal injury not causing death, account shall not be taken of—

(a) any sum payable in respect of the injury under any contract of insurance,

(b) any pension, gratuity or other like benefit payable under statute or otherwise in consequence of the injury.

Amendment of section 27 of Principal Act.

3.—Section 27 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the addition of the following subsection:

“(5) A claim may be made or a notice may be served pursuant to subsection (1) of this section notwithstanding that the person making the claim or serving the notice denies or does not admit that he is a wrongdoer, and the making of the claim or serving of the notice shall not be taken as implying any admission of liability by him.”

Amendment of section 35 (2) of Principal Act.

4.—Subsection (2) of section 35 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion of “, subject to paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section,” before “neither”.

Amendment of section 36 of Principal Act.

5.—Section 36 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the addition of the following subsection:

“(5) Notwithstanding anything in section 62, where a claim is made against a person who is insured in respect of a liability alleged in that claim and the claim is not paid by the insurer by reason of its being set off in full against a sum owed to the insured by the person making such claim, the insured or any person representing or deriving title under him shall be entitled to recover from the insurers the amount of such claim.”

Repeals.

6.—The enactments mentioned in the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

Short title, construction and collective citation.

7.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Civil Liability (Amendment) Act, 1964.

(2) The Principal Act and this Act shall be construed together as one Act and may be cited together as the Civil Liability Acts, 1961 and 1964.

SCHEDULE

Enactments Repealed

Section 6.