Civil Liability (Amendment) Act, 1996
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Amendment of section 47 (definitions (Part IV)) of Civil Liability Act, 1961. |
1.—(1) Section 47 of the Civil Liability Act, 1961 (hereinafter in this Act called “the Principal Act”) is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): | |
“(1) In this Part— | ||
‘dependant’ means, in respect of a deceased person whose death is caused by a wrongful act— | ||
(a) a spouse, parent, grandparent, step-parent, child, grandchild, step-child, brother, sister, half-brother or half-sister of the deceased, | ||
(b) a person whose marriage to the deceased has been dissolved by a decree of divorce that was granted under the Family Law (Divorce) Act, 1996 or under the law of a country or jurisdiction other than the State and is recognised in the State, or | ||
(c) a person who was not married to the deceased but who, until the date of the deceased's death, had been living with the deceased as husband or wife for a continuous period of not less than three years, | ||
who has suffered injury or mental distress as a result of the death; | ||
‘wrongful act’ includes a crime.”. | ||
(2) Subsection (1) shall not have effect in relation to a cause of action that accrued before that subsection comes into operation. |