Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973

[F117AActions in respect of personal injuries resulting from childhood abuseS

(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.]

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