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short title In certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions (such as Canada or Australia), as well as the United States and the Philippines, primary legislation has both a short title and a long title. Th ...

used for legislation in

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

and the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

which relates to limitation of actions. The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Limitation Bill during its passage through

Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

. Limitation Acts may be a generic name which refers to all statutes with this short title or which relate to limitation of actions.

List

Malaysia

*The Limitation Act 1953

United Kingdom

*The Limitation (Enemies and War Prisoners) Act 1945 (8 & 9 Geo.6 c. 16) *The

Limitation Act 1623 The Limitation Act 1623 (21 Jac 1 c 16) was an Act of the Parliament of England. The whole Act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and Group 5 of Part I of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986. See also *Limitation Act Limitation A ...

(21 Jac.1 c. 16) *The Limitation Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo.6 c. 21) *The Law Reform (Limitation of Acts, etc.) Act 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz.2 c. 36) *The

Limitation Act 1963 The Limitation Act 1963 (c. 47) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that amended the statute of limitations to allow actions in some cases where the injured party had not discovered the injury until after the standard date of exp ...

(c. 47) *The Limitation Act 1975 (c. 54)

England and Wales

*The Limitation Amendment Act 1980 (c. 24) *The

Limitation Act 1980 The Limitation Act 1980 (c. 58) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom applicable only to England and Wales. It is a statute of limitations which provides timescales within which action may be taken (by issuing a claim form) for breache ...

(c. 58) (one repeal, with saving, extends to Northern Ireland) *The Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984 (c. 16)

Scotland

*The Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 52) *The Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 45)

Northern Ireland

Limitation Order A number of

Orders in Council An Order-in-Council is a type of legislation in many countries, especially the Commonwealth realms. In the United Kingdom this legislation is formally made in the name of the monarch by and with the advice and consent of the Privy Council ('' Ki ...

with this title, and variations of it, have been passed. The change in nomenclature is due to the demise of the

Parliament of Northern Ireland The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended because of its inability to restore ord ...

and the imposition of

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. These orders are considered to be

primary legislation Primary legislation and secondary legislation (the latter also called delegated legislation or subordinate legislation) are two forms of law, created respectively by the legislature, legislative and executive (government), executive branches of ...

. *The Limitation Amendment (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (S.I. 1982/339 (N.I. 7)) *The Foreign Limitation Periods (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/754 (N.I. 5)) *The Limitation (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/1629 (N.I. 17) *The Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1339 (N.I. 11))