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STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1958 - SECT 8



8. [Subject to sections 9A and 9B,] the following actions shall not be brought
after the expiration of six years from the date on which the cause of action
accrued:

(a)an action founded on simple contract;

(b)an action founded on quasi-contract;

(c)an action to enforce a recognizance;

(d)an action to enforce an award where the arbitration agreement is not under
seal;

(e)an action to recover any sum recoverable by virtue of any enactment, other
than

(i)a penalty or forfeiture or sum by way of penalty or forfeiture; or

(ii)a debt created by sub-section (2) of section twenty or by section one
hundred and fifty-four of the Companies Act (Northern Ireland), 1932; or

<(iii)an amount recoverable [under section 1 of the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978].


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