Malicious Injuries Act, 1981
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Limitation of actions. [New in pt. cf. 1957 (No. 6) s. 11] |
23.—(1) Proceedings under this Act shall not be commenced after the expiration of three years from the date on which the cause of action accrued. | |
(2) A cause of action under this Act shall accrue on the date of the service of a preliminary notice under section 8 . | ||
(3) Section 49 (1) (which relates to limitation in case of disability) of the Statute of Limitations, 1957 , shall apply to a right of action under this Act as if, in paragraph (a) of that subsection, the reference to that Act were a reference to this Act and for “six years” there were substituted “three years”. |