# The Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018, Regulation 9: New claims in pending actions: England and Wales and Northern Ireland

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purposes of regulations 4 to 7—
(a) section 35 of the Limitation Act 1980 (new claims in pending action) applies in relation to a claim for the unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure of a trade secret that is a new claim and to proceedings for the unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure of a trade secret as it applies in relation to new claims and proceedings for the purposes of that Act; and
(b) Article 73 of the Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (new claims in pending actions) applies in relation to a claim for the unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure of a trade secret that is a new claim and to proceedings for the unlawful acquisition, use or disclosure of a trade secret as it applies in relation to new claims and proceedings for the purposes of that Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/597/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/trade-secrets-enforcement-etc-regulations-2018/regulation-9
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