Section 19CA: Interruption of limitation period: arbitration

Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 · 1973 c.52

Part II: Limitation of Actions

19CA(1)

Any period during which an arbitration is ongoing in relation to a matter is to be disregarded in any computation of the period specified in section 17(2), 18(2), 18ZA(2) or (7), 18ZC(2) , 18ZD(1) or (2), 18A(1) or 18B(2) of this Act in relation to that matter.

19CA(2)

In this section, "arbitration" means—

(a) any arbitration in Scotland,

(b) any arbitration in a country other than Scotland, being an arbitration an award in which would be enforceable in Scotland.

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