CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT 2005 - SECT 81 Definitions and application

CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT 2005 - SECT 81

81 Definitions and application

(cf Act No 52 1970, sections 76D and 76H; Act No 9 1973, sections 57 and 61)

(1) In this Division--


"interim payment" , in relation to proceedings for the recovery of damages, means a payment of any of those damages by a defendant before the completion of the proceedings, either voluntarily or in accordance with an order of the court under this Division.


"public authority" means a public or local authority constituted by or under an Act, a Government Department or a statutory body representing the Crown, and includes a person exercising functions on behalf of any such authority, Department or body.

(2) This Division does not apply to an award of damages to which Part 4 of the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 applies except as specifically provided by section 82 (7).

Note : See clause 22 of Schedule 6 for provisions relating to the construction of references to the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 .