Civil Liability (Assessment of Hearing Injury) Act, 1998

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Number 12 of 1998


CIVIL LIABILITY (ASSESSMENT OF HEARING INJURY) ACT, 1998


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Application.

3.

Judicial notice of Report.

4.

Courts to have regard to certain matters in Report.

5.

Short title and commencement.

SCHEDULE

PART I

Chapter 7.1 of the Report

PART II

Table 4 in Paragraph 7.7 of the Report

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Number 12 of 1998


CIVIL LIABILITY (ASSESSMENT OF HEARING INJURY) ACT, 1998


AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE TO BE TAKEN OF A REPORT TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND CHILDREN BY AN EXPERT HEARING GROUP WHICH WAS PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND CHILDREN ON THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 1998, TO PROVIDE FOR COURTS TO HAVE REGARD TO CERTAIN MATTERS CONTAINED IN THAT REPORT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS. [11th May, 1998]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: