130Damages for economic loss—reduction because of other amounts paid or payable

130 Damages for economic loss—reduction because of other amounts paid or payable

130 Damages for economic loss—reduction because of other amounts paid or payable

(cf s 78 MAA)

A court must reduce the amount of economic loss of an injured person or deceased person as a consequence of a motor accident by—

(a) the amount of any entitlement to or payment of compensation for expenses under the Victims Compensation Act 1996 for the injury suffered in the accident, and

(b) payments made to or on behalf of the claimant by an insurer or Nominal Defendant in relation to a claim made by the claimant (including payments made under Part 3.2 or Part 4.3), and

(c) any other amount of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.