Limitation Act 1980 · Part I Ordinary Time Limits for Different Classes of Action

12 Special time limit for actions under Fatal Accidents legislation.

s. 12 · in force: yes

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12 Special time limit for actions under Fatal Accidents legislation.

(1)An action under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 shall not be brought if the death occurred when the person injured could no longer maintain an action and recover damages in respect of the injury (whether because of a time limit in this Act or in any other Act, or for any other reason). Where any such action by the injured person would have been barred by the time limit in section 11 , 11A or 11B of this Act, no account shall be taken of the possibility of that time limit being overridden under section 33 of this Act.

(1A)An action under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 may not be brought if—

(a)section 11ZA would have applied to an action by the person injured to recover damages in respect of the injury, and

(b)the death occurred after the expiration of the time limit that would have applied but for that section (disregarding the possibility of that time limit being overridden under section 33).

(2)None of the time limits given in the preceding provisions of this Act shall apply to an action under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976, but no such action shall be brought after the expiration of three years from—

(a)the date of death; or

(b)the date of knowledge of the person for whose benefit the action is brought;

whichever is the later.

(3)An action under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 shall be one to which sections 28, 33 ... , 33B and 35 of this Act apply, and the application to any such action of the time limit under subsection (2) above shall be subject to section 39; but otherwise Parts II and III of this Act shall not apply to any such action.

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(1) An action under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 shall not be brought if the death occurred when the person injured could no longer maintain an action and recover damages in respect of the injury (whether because of a time limit in this Act or in any other Act, or for any other reason).

Where any such action by the injured person would have been barred by the time limit in section 11 , 11A or 11B of this Act, no account shall be taken of the possibility of that time limit being overridden under section 33 of this Act.

(1A) An action under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 may not be brought if—

(a) section 11ZA would have applied to an action by the person injured to recover damages in respect of the injury, and

(b) the death occurred after the expiration of the time limit that would have applied but for that section (disregarding the possibility of that time limit being overridden under section 33).

(2) None of the time limits given in the preceding provisions of this Act shall apply to an action under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976, but no such action shall be brought after the expiration of three years from—

(a) the date of death; or

(b) the date of knowledge of the person for whose benefit the action is brought;

whichever is the later.

(3) An action under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 shall be one to which sections 28, 33 ... , 33B and 35 of this Act apply, and the application to any such action of the time limit under subsection (2) above shall be subject to section 39; but otherwise Parts II and III of this Act shall not apply to any such action.

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Refers to

cross-reference internal_cite · s. 11

cross-reference internal_cite · s. 11ZA

cross-reference internal_cite · s. 28

cross-reference internal_cite · s. 33

cross-reference internal_cite · s. 39

Referred to by

cross-reference internal_cite · Sch. 2 para. 4

cross-reference internal_cite · s. 13

cross-reference internal_cite · s. 14

cross-reference internal_cite · s. 28

cross-reference internal_cite · s. 32

cross-reference internal_cite · s. 33

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Change history as published

S. 34 repealed (31.1.1997) by 1996 c. 23, s. 107(2), Sch. 4; S.I. 1996/3146, art. 3

Sch. 3 para. 1 repealed (27.4.1997) by 1997 c. 2, ss. 4(2), 5(2)(3), Sch. 2 Pt. II

Pending effects amendments not yet applied to this text

s. 14(1B) word inserted by Automated Vehicles Act 2024 Sch. 2 para. 3 · Effective date unknown · s. 14

Act applied by Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 s. 234(4) · Effective date unknown

s. 33A continued by Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 Sch. 10 para. 2(11)(a) · Effective date unknown · s. 33A

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Instrument: uk:ukpga/1980/58
Part: Part I Ordinary Time Limits for Different Classes of Action
Version: 95ea01ee2fdcdf94309087a7…
Content hash: sha256 907b7b0631edfaf661ca165e…
Source: legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/58