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UK Law Reference
All sections of Limitation Act 1980
1980 c. 58, s.9

Section 9 — Time limit for actions for sums recoverable by statute.

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) An action to recover any sum recoverable by virtue of any enactment shall not be brought after the expiration of six years from the date on which the cause of action accrued.

(2) Subsection (1) above shall not affect any action to which section 10 [F1 or 10A] of this Act applies.

Amendment notes

  1. F1 Words in s. 9(2) inserted (21.4.2021) by Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 (c. 18), s. 21, Sch. para. 8; S.I. 2021/396, reg. 3(c)(d)