# Prescription (Scotland) Act 1987, Section 1: Definition of “relevant claim”.


(1) In section 9 of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (which defines “ relevant claim” for certain purposes), after paragraph (c) of subsection (1) there shall be inserted the following—
“ or
(d) by the presentation of, or the concurring in, a petition for the winding up of a company or by the submission of a claim in a liquidation in accordance with rules made under section 411 of the Insolvency Act 1986;”.
(2) In paragraph (b) of the said subsection (1) the words “(or those sections as applied by section 613 of the Companies Act 1985)” shall be omitted.
(3) The said section 9 as amended by subsection (1) above shall have effect as regards any claim (whenever submitted) in a liquidation in respect of which the winding up commenced on or after 29 December 1986.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/36/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prescription-scotland-act-1987/section-1
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