Section 25 Short title, commencement and extent.

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973.

(2)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 this Act shall come into operation, as follows:—

(a)

Parts II and III of this Act, Part II of Schedule 4 to this Act and Part II of Schedule 5 to this Act shall come into operation on the date on which this Act is passed;

(b)

except as aforesaid this Act shall come into operation on the expiration of three years from the said date.

(3)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

(4)

This Act extends to Scotland only.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words repealed by Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 45, SIF 97), s. 6(2), Sch. 2
F2: S. 25(3) repealed by Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 45, SIF 97), s. 6(2), Sch. 2