Act Number: 13

Act Name: The Fatal Accidents Act, 1855

Year: 1855

Enactment Date: 1855-03-27

Long Title: An Act to provide compensation to families for loss occasioned by the death of a person caused by actionable wrong

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 1: Short title and extent.
    1[1. Short title and extent.--(1) This Act may be called the Fatal Accidents Act, 1855.
     (2) It extends to the whole of India 2***.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 3 of 1951 s. 3 and the Schedule.
2. The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10- 2019).
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