The Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015

PART 2 Amendments to Primary Legislation

Amendment to the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973

2.—(1) The Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2) of section 14 (computation of prescriptive periods)(2) omit the definition of “ADR official”.

Amendment to the Limitation Act 1980

3.—(1) The Limitation Act 1980(3) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 33B (extension of time limits because of alternative dispute resolution in certain cross-border or domestic contractual disputes)(4) omit subsection (1)(c).

Amendment to the Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984

4.—(1) The Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984(5) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 1B (extension of limitation periods because of alternative dispute resolution in certain cross-border or domestic contractual disputes)(6) omit subsection 1(c).

Amendment to the Equality Act 2010

5.—(1) The Equality Act 2010(7) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 140AA(extension of time limits because of alternative dispute resolution in certain cross-border or domestic contractual disputes)(8) omit subsection 1(c).

(1)

1973 c.52.

(2)

Section 14 was amended by section 6(1) and paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Prescription and Limitation Act 1984 (c.45), regulation 5(2), (3)(a), and (b) of S.I. 2011/234, and regulation 3(2) of S.I. 2015/1392.

(3)

1980 c.58.

(4)

Section 33B was inserted by regulation 4(3) of S.I. 2015/1392.

(5)

1984 c16.

(6)

Section 1B was inserted by regulation 5(3) of S.I. 2015/1392.

(7)

2010 c.15.

(8)

Section 140AA was inserted by regulation 7(3) of S.I. 2015/1392.