55. Re-enactment, with amendments, of section 18 of the Act of 1936.
The following section shall be substituted for section 18 of the Act of 1936 -
"18. Liability of carrier in the event of the death of a passenger.
(a) In this section -
'dependant', in relation to a passenger in respect of whose death a liability is imposed on a carrier by Article 17 of the First Schedule to this Act, means any member of the family of the deceased who suffers injury or mental distress;
'member of the family' means wife, husband, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, stepfather, stepmother, son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, stepson, stepdaughter, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister.
(b) In deducing any relationship for the purposes of this section -
(i) a person adopted under the Adoption Act, 1952, shall be considered the legitimate offspring of the adopter or adopters;
(ii) subject to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, an illegitimate person shall be considered the legitimate offspring of his mother and reputed father;
(iii) a person in loco parentis to another shall be considered the parent of that other.