Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I Prescription

   1. Positive prescription

      1. 1. Interests in land: general

      2. 2. Interests in land: special cases

      3. 3. Positive servitudes and public rights of way

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

      5. 5. Further provisions supplementary to sections 1, 2 and 3

   2. Negative Prescription

      1. 6. Extinction of obligations by prescriptive periods of five years

      2. 7. Extinction of obligations by prescriptive periods of twenty years

      3. 8. Extinction of other rights relating to property by prescriptive periods of twenty years

      4. 9. Definition of " relevant claim " for purposes of sections 6, 7 and 8

      5. 10. Relevant acknowledgment for purposes of sections 6 and 7

      6. 11. Obligations to make reparation

      7. 12. Savings

      8. 13. Prohibition of contracting out

   3. General

      1. 14. Computation of prescriptive periods

      2. 15. Interpretation of Part I

      3. 16. Amendments and repeals related to Part I

3. PART II Limitation of Actions

   1. 17. General provision as to limitation of actions

   2. 18. Extension of time-limit for certain actions

   3. 19. Extension of time-limit for certain actions brought after death of injured person

   4. 20. Time-Emit for claiming contribution between wrongdoers

   5. 21. Transitional provisions

   6. 22. Interpretation of Part II and supplementary provisions

   7. 23. Amendments and repeals related to Part II

4. PART III Supplemental

   1. 24. The Crown

   2. 25. Short title, commencement and extent

5. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Obligations Affected by Prescriptive Periods of Five Years under Section 6

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

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

      3. 3. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, where by virtue of...

      4. 4. In this Schedule— (a) " land obligation " has the...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Appropriate Dates for Certain Obligations for Purposes of Section 6

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

      2. 2. (1) This paragraph applies to any obligation to repay the...

      3. 3. (1) This paragraph applies to any obligation under a contract...

      4. 4. (1) This paragraph applies to any obligation—

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Rights and Obligations which are Imprescriptible for the Purposes of Sections 7 and 8 and Schedule 1

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Enactments Amended

      1. PART I Amendment taking effect on expiration of three years from passing of this Act

         1. The Limitation (Enemies and War Prisoners) Act 1945 (8 & 9 Geo. 6 c. 16)

      2. PART II Amendments Taking Effect on Passing of this Act

         1. The Limitation (Enemies and War Prisoners) Act 1945 (8 & 9 Geo. 6 c. 16)

         2. The Carriage by Air Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz. 2 c. 27)

         3. The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1971 (1971 c. 43)

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      Repeals

      1. PART I Repeals coming into force on expiration of three years from passing of this Act

      2. PART II Repeals coming into force on passing of this Act