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STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1958 - SECT 19

19.(1) Subject as hereinafter in this section provided, the right of action to
recover any land shall, in a case where

(a)the estate or interest claimed was an estate or interest in reversion or
remainder or any future estate or interest; and

(b)no person has taken possession of the land by virtue of the estate or
interest claimed;

(2) Subject to sub-section (3), if the person entitled to the preceding estate
or interest, not being a leasehold estate or interest, was not in possession
of the land on the date of the determination thereof, no action shall be
brought by the person entitled to the succeeding estate or interest after the
expiration of twelve years from the date on which the right of action accrued
to the person entitled to the preceding estate or interest, or of six years
from the date on which the right of action accrued to the person entitled to
the succeeding estate or interest, whichever period last expires.

(3) Where the Crown is entitled to the succeeding estate or interest,
sub-section (2) shall have effect with the substitution for the reference to
twelve years of a reference to thirty years, and for the reference to
six years of a reference to twelve years.

(4) The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply to any estate or
interest which falls into possession on the determination of an entailed
interest and which might have been barred by the person entitled to the
entailed interest.

(5) No person shall bring an action to recover any estate or interest in land
under an assurance taking effect after the right of action had accrued to the
person by whom the assurance was made or some person through whom he claimed
or some person entitled to a preceding estate or interest, unless the person
by whom the assurance was made could have brought such an action.

(6) Where

(a)any person is entitled to any estate or interest in land in possession; and

(b)such person is, while so entitled, also entitled to any future estate or
interest in that land; and

(c)his right to recover the estate or interest in possession is barred under
this Act;

Accrual of right of action in case of forfeiture or breach of condition.

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