Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973
Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (1973 c. 52)
- Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (1973 c. 52)
- Part I Prescription
- Positive prescription
- 1 Validity of right
- 2 Special cases
- 3 Positive servitudes and public rights of way.
- 4 Judicial interruption of periods of possession for purposes of sections 1, 2 and 3.
- 5 Further provisions supplementary to sections 1, 2 and 3.
- Negative Prescription
- 6 Extinction of obligations by prescriptive periods of five years.
- 7 Extinction of obligations by prescriptive periods of twenty years.
- 7A Saving for other statutory provisions about prescription or limitation
- 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 , 8 and 8A.
- 9A Definition of “final disposal” of relevant claim for purposes of sections 7, 8 and 9
- 10 †Relevant acknowledgment for purposes of sections 6 and 8A.
- 11 Obligations to pay damages.
- 12 Savings.
- 13 Restrictions on contracting out
- 13A Burden of proof
- General
- 14 Computation of prescriptive periods.
- 15 Interpretation of Part I.
- 16 Amendments and repeals related to Part I.
- Part II Limitation of Actions
- 16A Part II not to extend to product liability.
- 17 Actions in respect of personal injuries not resulting in death.
- 17A Actions in respect of personal injuries resulting from childhood abuse
- 17B Childhood abuse actions: previously accrued rights of action
- 17C Childhood abuse actions: previously litigated rights of action
- 17D Childhood abuse actions: circumstances in which an action may not proceed
- 18 Actions where death has resulted from personal injuries.
- 18ZA Actions under section 2 of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018
- 18ZB Section 18ZA: extension of limitation periods
- 18ZC Actions under section 5 of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018
- 18ZD Actions relating to construction products
- 18A Limitation of defamation and other actions.
- 18B Actions of harassment.
- 19A Power of court to override time-limits etc.
- 19AA Restriction of court's power to override time-limits: overseas armed forces actions
- 19B Actions for recovery of property obtained through unlawful conduct etc.
- 19BA Actions to prohibit dealing with property subject to an external request
- 19C Actions for recovery of property for the purposes of an external order
- 19CA Interruption of limitation period: arbitration
- 19CB Interruption of section 18A(1) limitation period: mediation
- 19CC Interruption of section 18A(1) limitation period: media complaints and expert determination
- 19D Actions for exploitation proceeds orders
- 19F Extension of limitation periods: cross-border mediation
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- 22 Interpretation of Part II and supplementary provisions.
- Part IIA Prescription of Obligations and Limitation of Actions under Part I of the Consumer Protection Act 1987
- Prescription of Obligations
- 22A Ten years’prescription of obligations.
- Limitation of actions
- 22B 3 year limitation of actions.
- 22C Actions under the 1987 Act where death has resulted from personal injuries.
- 22CA Interruption of limitation period for 1987 Act actions: arbitration
- 22CB. Extension of limitation periods for 1987 Act actions: mediation
- Supplementary
- 22D Interpretation of this Part.
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- Part III Supplemental
- 23A Private international law application.
- 23B Overseas armed forces actions: restriction of foreign prescription and limitation law
- 23C Actions relating to the Northern Ireland Troubles
- 24 The Crown.
- 25 Short title, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Obligations Affected by Prescriptive Periods of Five Years under Section 6
- SCHEDULE 2 Appropriate Dates for Certain Obligations for Purposes of Section 6
- SCHEDULE 3 Rights and Obligations which are Imprescriptible for the Purposes of Sections 7 and 8 and Schedule 1
- SCHEDULE 4 ENACTMENTS AMENDED
- 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)
- PART II AMENDMENTS TAKING EFFECT ON PASSING OF THIS ACT
- The Carriage by Air Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 27)
- The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1971 (1971 c. 43)
- SCHEDULE 5 REPEALS
- PART I REPEALS COMING INTO FORCE ON EXPIRATION OF THREE YEARS FROM PASSING OF THIS ACT
- PART II REPEALS COMING INTO FORCE ON PASSING OF THIS ACT
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