Civil Liability Act 2002
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3B Civil liability excluded from Act
3B Civil liability excluded from Act
(1) The provisions of this Act do not apply to or in respect of civil liability (and awards of damages in those proceedings) as follows—
(a) civil liability of a person in respect of an intentional act that is done by the person with intent to cause injury or death or that is sexual assault or other sexual misconduct committed by the person—the whole Act except—
(ia) Part 1B (Child abuse—liability of organisations), and
(i) section 15B and section 18(1) (in its application to damages for any loss of the kind referred to in section 18(1)(c)), and
(ii) Part 7 (Self-defence and recovery by criminals) in respect of civil liability in respect of an intentional act that is done with intent to cause injury or death, and
(iii) Part 2A (Special provisions for offenders in custody),
(b) civil liability in proceedings of the kind referred to in section 11 (Claims for damages for dust diseases etc to be brought under this Act) of the Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989—the whole Act except sections 15A and 15B and section 18(1) (in its application to damages for any loss of the kind referred to in section 18(1)(c)),
(c) civil liability relating to an award of personal injury damages (within the meaning of Part 2) where the injury or death concerned resulted from smoking or other use of tobacco products—the whole Act except section 15B and section 18(1) (in its application to damages for any loss of the kind referred to in section 18(1)(c)),
(d) civil liability relating to an award to which Part 6 of the Motor Accidents Act 1988 applies—the whole Act except the provisions that subsection (2) provides apply to motor accidents,
(e) civil liability relating to an award to which Chapter 5 of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 applies (including an award to and in respect of which that Chapter applies pursuant to section 121 (Application of common law damages for motor accidents to railway and other public transport accidents) of the Transport Administration Act 1988)—the whole Act except the provisions that subsection (2) provides apply to motor accidents,