Limitation of Actions Consultation - Law Commission

Act Nature of Action Starting Point Limitation
period
Landlord and
Tenant Act
1954, section
29
Carriage by
Air Act 1961,
Schedule 1,
Art 29
Carriage of
Goods by
Road Act
1965,
Schedule, Art
32
Compulsory
Purchase Act
1965, section
4
Application for
order for a new
tenancy
Action for
damages
An action arising
out of carriage
under the
Convention on
the Contract for
the International
Carriage of
Goods by Road
Exercise of
powers for the
compulsory
purchase of land
Date of landlord’s
notice or tenant’s
request
Date of arrival at
destination; date
aircraft should have
arrived or date on
which the carriage
stopped
(i) Date of delivery
(partial loss, damage or
delay)
ii) 30 days after the
expiry of the agreed
time limit, or 60 days
after the goods were
taken over by the
carrier (total loss)
iii) 3 months after the
making of the contract
of carriage (all other
cases)
Date the compulsory
purchase order
becomes operative
125
4 months 76
Discretionary
Exclusion?
No
2 years No
One year (3
years in the
case of wilful
misconduct)
No
3 years No
76 The application must be made no earlier than 2 months after the date of the landlord’s
notice or tenant’s request.