Part II Limitation of Actions
17AF1Actions in respect of personal injuries resulting from childhood abuse
1
The time limit in section 17 does not apply to an action of damages if—
a
the damages claimed consist of damages in respect of personal injuries,
b
the person who sustained the injuries was a child on the date the act or omission to which the injuries were attributable occurred or, where the act or omission was a continuing one, the date the act or omission began,
c
the act or omission to which the injuries were attributable constitutes abuse of the person who sustained the injuries, and
d
the action is brought by the person who sustained the injuries.
2
In this section—
“abuse” includes sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse and abuse which takes the form of neglect,
“child” means an individual under the age of 18.