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Section 22CA Interruption of limitation period for 1987 Act actions: arbitrationF1F2

(1)

Any period during which an arbitration is ongoing in relation to a matter is to be disregarded in any computation of the period specified in section 22B(2) or 22C(2) of this Act in relation to that matter.

(2)

In this section, “ arbitration ” means—

(a)

any arbitration in Scotland,

(b)

any arbitration in a country other than Scotland, being an arbitration an award in which would be enforceable in Scotland.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Part 2A (ss. 22A–22D) inserted by Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c. 43, SIF 109:1), ss. 6, 41(2), 47(1)(2), Sch. 1 para. 10

F2

S. 22CA inserted (7.6.2010 for specified purposes) by Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 1), ss. 23(6), 35(2) (with ss. 30, 34, 36); S.S.I. 2010/195, art. 2 (with art. 3)