1986 Ed.]
Fatal Accidents
[CAP. 22
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CHAPTER 22
FATAL ACCIDENTS
To repeal and replace existing provision for the compensation of dependants of persons killed as a result of tortious acts.
[1 November 1986.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Fatal Accidents Ordinance.
2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
“adopted” means adopted in pursuance of an adoption order made under the Adoption Ordinance or of any adoption recognized as valid by the law of Hong Kong;
"dependant", in relation to a deceased person, means-
(a) the wife, husband, former wife or former husband of the deceased and any person whose marriage to the deceased has been annulled or declared void;
(b) a concubine lawfully taken by the deceased before 7 October 1971;
(c) any person who-
(i) was living with the deceased in the same household immediately before the date of his death; and
(ii) had been living with the deceased in the same household for at least 2 years before that date,
as the husband or wife of the deceased:
(d) any parent or other ascendant of the deceased;
(e) any person (not being a parent of the deceased) who, during any marriage to which that person was a party, treated the deceased as a son or daughter of the family in relation to that marriage;
(f) any child or other descendant of the deceased;
(g) any person (not being a child of the deceased) who, during any marriage to which the deceased was at any time a party, was treated by the deceased as a son or daughter of the family in relation to that marriage;
(h) any person who is, or is the issue of, a brother, sister, uncle or aunt of the deceased;
(i) any person who is, or is the issue of, a brother or sister of a grandparent of the deceased;
(j) any godchild or godparent of the deceased according to Chinese custom;
41 of 1986.
L.N. 260/86.
Short title.
Interpretation.
(Cap. 290.)