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LIMITATION ACT 2005 - SECT 53

LIMITATION ACT 2005 - SECT 53

53 .         Limitation period in case of death of certain persons if cause of action accrues to certain other persons

        (1)         In this section —

        person A means —

            (a)         a person who is under 18 years of age when a cause of action accrues to the person and who dies without having reached 18 years of age; or

            (b)         a person who, at any time after a cause of action accrues to the person, is suffering a mental disability and who dies at a time when the person is suffering the mental disability.

        (2)         If, on person A’s death, person A’s cause of action accrues to a person ( person B ) who is either under 18 years of age or suffering a mental disability when person A dies, a further extension of time is not allowed by reason of person B’s being under 18 years of age or suffering a mental disability.