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LIMITATION ACT 1969 - As at 1 July 2021 - Act 31 of 1969

- As at 1 July 2021 - Act 31 of 1969

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Name of Act and commencement
  • 2 Construction
  • 3, 4. (Repealed)
  • 5 Saving
  • 6 Transitional provisions
  • 6A No limitation period for child abuse actions
  • 7 Other limitations
  • 8 Saving of specified enactments
  • 9 Acquiescence etc
  • 10 The Crown
  • 11 Definitions
  • 11A Notes

PART 2 - PERIODS OF LIMITATION AND RELATED MATTERS

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 12 Relationship to Part 3
  • 13 More than one bar

Division 2 - General

  • 14 General
  • 14A Frustrated contract
  • 14B Defamation
  • 14C Defamation--single publication rule
  • 15 Accounts
  • 16 Deed
  • 17 Judgment
  • 18 Penalty and forfeiture
  • 18A Personal injury
  • 19 Compensation to relatives
  • 20 Arbitral award
  • 21 Successive wrongs to goods
  • 22 Shipping
  • 23 Equitable relief
  • 24 Arrears of income
  • 25 Relief against forfeiture of lease
  • 26 Contribution between tort-feasors

Division 3 - Land

Division 4 - Mortgages

Division 5 - Trusts

Division 6 - Personal injury actions

PART 3 - POSTPONEMENT OF THE BAR

Division 1 - General

  • 51 Ultimate bar

Division 2 - Disability, confirmation, fraud and mistake

  • 52 Disability
  • 53 Notice to proceed
  • 54 Confirmation
  • 55 Fraud and deceit
  • 56 Mistake

Division 2A - Defamation

  • 56A Extension of limitation period by court
  • 56B Effect of order
  • 56C Costs
  • 56D Prior expiry of limitation period

Division 3 - Personal injury cases arising before 2002 amendments

Subdivision 1 - Discovery
  • 57 Purpose of this Subdivision
  • 57A This Subdivision applies only to old causes of action
  • 57B Interpretation
  • 58 Ordinary action
  • 59 Surviving action
  • 60 Compensation to relatives
  • Subdivision 2 - Secondary limitation period
  • 60A Purpose of this Subdivision
  • 60B Subdivision applies only to new causes of action
  • 60C Ordinary action (including surviving action)
  • 60D Compensation to relatives
  • 60E Matters to be considered by court
  • Subdivision 3 - Discretionary extension for latent injury etc
  • 60F Purpose of this Subdivision
  • 60G Ordinary action (including surviving action)
  • 60H Compensation to relatives
  • 60I Matters to be considered by court
  • 60J Operation of this Subdivision
  • Subdivision 4 - General
  • 60K Effect of order
  • 60L Costs
  • 60M Prior expiry of limitation period or extinction of right
  • 61 Prior bar ineffective
  • 62 Evidence

Division 4 - Personal injury cases arising after 2002 amendments

  • 62A Extension of 12 year long-stop limitation period
  • 62B Matters to be considered in determining application for extension of 12 year long-stop limitation period
  • 62C Special provisions for compensation to relatives action
  • 62D Extension of limitation period where irrational failure to bring action for minor
  • 62E Costs
  • 62F Effect of expiry of limitation period prior to extension

PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS

Division 1 - Extinction of right and title

  • 63 Debt, damages etc
  • 64 Account
  • 65 Property
  • 66 Instrument under Real Property Act
  • 67 Future interest in land
  • 68 Possessory lien
  • 68A Extinction of right or title must be alleged in proceedings

Division 2 - Arbitration

  • 69 Interpretation
  • 70 Application of this Act
  • 71 Accrual
  • 72 Commencement
  • 73 Extension of limitation period

Division 3 - General

  • 73A Defamation--effect of provisions concerning electronic defamatory publications on other laws
  • 74 Set off etc
  • 75 Joint right
  • 76 Joint liability
  • 77 Rules of Court
  • 78 Characterisation of limitation laws

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