Section 38 of the Limitation Act 1980 (interpretation) is amended as follows.
In subsection (1), in the definition of "action", at the end there is inserted "(and see subsection (11) below)".
At the end there is inserted—
The amendments made by this section have effect as if they had come into force at the same time as section 38 of the Limitation Act 1980, except for the purposes of proceedings brought before the coming into force of this section.