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6. Extinction of obligations by prescriptive periods of five years.
7. Extinction of obligations by prescriptive periods of twenty years.
8. Extinction of other rights relating to property by prescriptive periods of twenty years.
8A. Extinction of obligations to make contributions between wrongdoers.
9.†Definition of “relevant claim” for purposes of sections 6, 7 and 8.
10.†Relevant acknowledgment for purposes of sections 6 and 7.
SCHEDULES
Obligations Affected by Prescriptive Periods of Five Years under Section 6
Appropriate Dates for Certain Obligations for Purposes of Section 6
Rights and Obligations which are Imprescriptible for the Purposes of Sections 7 and 8 and Schedule 1
PART I AMENDMENT TAKING EFFECT ON EXPIRATION OF THREE YEARS FROM PASSING OF THIS ACT
The Limitation (Enemies and War Prisoners) Act 1945 (8 & 9 Geo. 6 c. 16)
In subsection (1) of section 1, as substituted for Scotland...
PART II AMENDMENTS TAKING EFFECT ON PASSING OF THIS ACT
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The Carriage by Air Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 27)
In section 11(c), for the words “section six of the...
The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1971 (1971 c. 43)
In section 4(2), for the words “section 6 of the...
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