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UK Law Reference
All sections of Limitation Act 1980
1980 c. 58, s.1

Section 1 — Time limits under Part I subject to extension or exclusion under Part II.

This version in force from 2021-04-21

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) This Part of this Act gives the ordinary time limits for bringing actions of the various classes mentioned in the following provisions of this Part.

(2) The ordinary time limits given in this Part of this Act are subject to extension or exclusion in accordance with the provisions of Part II of this Act.