Acts and Regulations

2003-20 - Injury

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NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 2003-20
under the
Insurance Act
(O.C. 2003-135)
Filed June 13, 2003
Under subsection 267.9(1) of the Insurance Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following Regulation:
Citation
1This Regulation may be cited as the Injury Regulation - Insurance Act.
Definitions
Definitions
2(1)In this Regulation
“Act” means the Insurance Act; (Loi)
“plaintiff” means a plaintiff in an action for damages arising out of an accident. (plaignant)
Definitions
2(2)In this Regulation and for the purposes of section 265.21 of the Act
“minor personal injury” means an injury that does not result in(blessures personnelles mineures)
(a) permanent serious disfigurement, or
(b) permanent serious impairment of an important bodily function caused by continuing injury which is physical in nature;
“serious impairment” means an impairment that causes substantial interference with a person’s ability to perform their usual daily activities or their regular employment. (déficience grave)
Application
3This Regulation only applies to minor personal injury suffered by a plaintiff as a result of an accident that occurs on or after July 1, 2003.
Maximum recoverable amount
4For the purposes of subsection 265.21(3) of the Act, the total amount recoverable as damages for the non-pecuniary loss of the plaintiff for all minor personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff as a result of an accident shall not exceed $2,500.
Commencement
5This Regulation comes into force on July 1, 2003.
N.B. This Regulation is consolidated to June 30, 2003.