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What it defines

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

60 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Validity of right

s.002 Special cases

s.003 Positive servitudes and public rights of way.

s.004 Judicial interruption of periods of possession for purposes of sections 1, 2 and 3.

s.005 Further provisions supplementary to sections 1, 2 and 3.

s.006 Extinction of obligations by prescriptive periods of five years.

s.007 Extinction of obligations by prescriptive periods of twenty years.

s.007 Saving for other statutory provisions about prescription or limitation

s.008 Extinction of other rights relating to property by prescriptive periods of twenty years.

s.008 Extinction of obligations to make contributions between wrongdoers.

s.009 †Definition of “relevant claim” for purposes of sections 6, 7 , 8 and 8A.

s.009 Definition of “final disposal” of relevant claim for purposes of sections 7, 8 and 9

s.010 †Relevant acknowledgment for purposes of sections 6 and 8A.

s.011 Obligations to pay damages.

s.012 Savings.

s.013 Restrictions on contracting out

s.013 Burden of proof

s.014 Computation of prescriptive periods.

s.015 Interpretation of Part I.

s.016 Amendments and repeals related to Part I.

s.016 Part II not to extend to product liability.

s.017 Actions in respect of personal injuries not resulting in death.

s.017 Actions in respect of personal injuries resulting from childhood abuse

s.017 Childhood abuse actions: previously accrued rights of action

s.017 Childhood abuse actions: previously litigated rights of action

s.017 Childhood abuse actions: circumstances in which an action may not proceed

s.018 Actions where death has resulted from personal injuries.

s.018 Limitation of defamation and other actions.

s.018 Actions of harassment.

s.018 Actions under section 2 of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018

s.018 Section 18ZA: extension of limitation periods

s.018 Actions under section 5 of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018

s.018 Actions relating to construction products

s.019 Power of court to override time-limits etc.

s.019 Restriction of court's power to override time-limits: overseas armed forces actions

s.019 Actions for recovery of property obtained through unlawful conduct etc.

s.019 Actions to prohibit dealing with property subject to an external request

s.019 Actions for recovery of property for the purposes of an external order

s.019 Interruption of limitation period: arbitration

s.019 Interruption of section 18A(1) limitation period: mediation

s.019 Interruption of section 18A(1) limitation period: media complaints and expert determination

s.019 Actions for exploitation proceeds orders

s.019 Extension of limitation periods: cross-border mediation

s.022 Interpretation of Part II and supplementary provisions.

s.022 Ten years’prescription of obligations.

s.022 3 year limitation of actions.

s.022 Actions under the 1987 Act where death has resulted from personal injuries.

s.022 Interruption of limitation period for 1987 Act actions: arbitration

s.022 Extension of limitation periods for 1987 Act actions: mediation

s.022 Interpretation of this Part.

s.023 Private international law application.

s.023 Overseas armed forces actions: restriction of foreign prescription and limitation law

s.023 Actions relating to the Northern Ireland Troubles

s.024 The Crown.

s.025 Short title, commencement and extent.

s.2021 Limitation of Actions

s.para.66 The following are imprescriptible rights and obligations for the purposes...

s.para.67 In subsection (1) of section 1, as substituted for Scotland...

s.para.69 In section 11(c), for the words “section six of the...

s.para.70 In section 4(2), for the words “section 6 of the...

Schedules

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7 other schedules

s.sch001 Subject to paragraph 2 below, section 6 of this Act...

s.sch001 Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing paragraph, section 6 of this...

s.sch001 In this Schedule, “ title condition ” shall be construed...

s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies to any obligation, not being part...

s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies to any obligation to repay the...

s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies to any obligation under a contract...

s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies to any obligation—

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