Law Reform
(Personal Injuries) Act, 1948.
Application to Crown. 4. This Act shall bind the Crown.
Northern Ireland. 5.—(1) If the Parliament of Northern Ireland passes legislation for purposes similar to the purposes of this Act, then in connection with that legislation any limitation on the powers of that Parliament imposed by the 10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 67.Government of Ireland Act, 1920, shall not apply in so far as it would preclude that Parliament from enacting a provision corresponding to some provision of this Act.
(2) This Act, except in so far as it enlarges the powers of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, shall not extend to Northern Ireland.
Short title and commencement. 6.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act, 1948.
(2) Section one and subsection (1) of section two of this Act shall apply only where the cause of action accrues on or after the day appointed for the 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 62.National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act, 1946, to take effect; but subsections (4) and (5) of the said section two shall apply whether the cause of action accrued or the action was commenced before or after the commencement of this Act.PRINTED BY SIR NORMAN GIBB SCORGIE, C.V.O., C.B.E. Controller of His Majesty's Stationery Office and King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
