Written Question · S3W-20478 · Session 3
Whether it intends to review the operation of sections 17 and 19A of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to review the operation of sections 17 and 19A of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973.
The answer
Yes. Several reports from the Scottish Law Commission are currently under review, including a report on Personal Injury Actions: Limitation and Prescribed Claims. This report covers the operation of sections 17(2)(b), 18(2)(b) and 19A of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973, in accordance with one of the references made to the Commission by the previous administration.
The discussion papers and reports of the commission are available on its website, http://www.scotlawcom.gov.uk.
The discussion papers and reports of the commission are available on its website, http://www.scotlawcom.gov.uk.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-20478 by reference.