Part 2 Restriction of Foreign Limitation Law

Part 2 Restriction of Foreign Limitation Law

Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021 (2021 c 23) | Legislation
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021 (2021 c 23) | Legislation

Part 2 Restriction of Foreign Limitation Law

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

(2)     In section 1 (application of foreign limitation law), in subsection (1)(a), after “subject to” insert “section 1ZA and”.

(3)     After section 1 insert—

“1ZA Overseas armed forces actions: restriction of foreign limitation law

(1)     Subsection (3) applies where—

(a)     the law of another country relating to limitation applies by reason of section 1(1)(a) in respect of a matter for the purposes of an overseas armed forces tort action, and

(b)     the commencement condition applies in relation to that action,

and in this section the law relating to limitation that applies for the purposes of that action is referred to as “the relevant foreign limitation law”.

(2)     The commencement condition applies in relation to an overseas armed forces tort action if the action commenced

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