The Law Reform (Limitation of Actions, etc.) Act 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 36) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that amended the law of limitation of actions in England and Wales and Scotland, bringing the limitation period applicable to proceedings against public authorities and the Crown into line with that applicable in other cases, and making further amendments to the law on limitation of actions and the survival of causes of action against the estates of deceased persons.
Provisions Repealed enactments Section 8(3) of the act repealed 17 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act. CitationShort titleExtent of repeal52 Geo. 3. c. 130Malicious Damage Act 1812In section four, from the words "Provided also that" to the words "after such offence shall be committed".56 Geo. 3. c. 125Malicious Damage (Scotland) Act 1816In section three, from the words "Provided also that" to the words "after such offence shall be committed".3 Geo. 4. c. 33Riotous Assemblies (Scotland) Act 1822Section fifteen.44 & 45 Vict. c. 58Army Act 1881Subsections (1) and (2) of section one hundred and seventy.56 & 57 Vict. c. 61Public Authorities Protection Act 1893The whole act.60 & 61 Vict. c. 38Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897In section one hundred and sixty-six, from the words "and every action" to the words "shall have arisen".7 & 8 Geo. 5. c. 51Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917Subsections (1) and (2) of section one hundred and seventy.24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 41Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934In paragraph (5) of subsection (3) of section one, the words "the cause of action arose not earlier than six months before his death and".2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 21Limitation Act 1939Section twenty-one; in section twenty-two, the words "or in the case of actions to which the last foregoing section applies, one year" and paragraph (d) of the proviso; and the proviso to section thirty-two.9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 59Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946Subsections (1) and (2) of section forty-nine.9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 68New Towns Act 1946Section seventeen.10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 27National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947In section seventy, paragraph (b).10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 44Crown Proceedings Act 1947In subsection (1) of section thirty, from the words "except in the case of" to the words "the service of the Post Office"; subsection (2) of that section; and section forty-eight.10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 49Transport Act 1947Section eleven.10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 54Electricity Act 1947Section twelve.11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 67Gas Act 1948Section fourteen.2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 7Air Corporations Act 1953Section three.
Subsequent developments Section 6 of the act, which contained provisions relating to Scotland, was repealed by section 16 of, and part II of schedule 5 to, the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973, which came into force on 25 July 1973.
Sections 1, 5(2) and 8(3) of, and the schedule to, the act were repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974, which came into force on 27 June 1974.
Sections 5 and 7 of the act, and section 8(2) except the words "this Act extends to Great Britain only" were repealed by section 1(1) of, and part I of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976, which came into force on 27 May 1976.
The whole act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part I of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978, which came into force on 31 July 1978.
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