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First Session, 45th General Assembly 53 Elizabeth II, 2004 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SURVIVAL OF ACTIONS ACT |
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Received and Read the First Time |
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Second Reading |
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Committee |
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Third Reading |
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Royal Assent |
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HONOURABLE THOMAS W. MARSHALL, QC Minister of Justice and Attorney General |
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Ordered to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly |
EXPLANATORY NOTE This Bill would amend the Survival of Actions Act by eliminating the special limitation periods tied to the date of probate or administration of the estate of and date of death of a deceased person. The Act would instead provide that the usual limitation periods as set out in the Limitations Act would apply.
A BILL AN ACT TO AMEND THE SURVIVAL Analysis 1. S.5 R&S Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows: RSNL1990 cS-32 1. Section 5 of the Survival of Actions Act is repealed and the following substituted: Limitation of action 5. Where a cause of action survives under this Act, the period within which an action may be taken shall be determined by the Limitations Act.
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