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Limitation Act (Cap. 83).

Country/Territory
Bahamas
Document type
Legislation
Date
1995
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to consolidate with amendments certain written laws relating to the limitation of actions and for connected purposes.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Dispute settlement Ownership Lease Prescription/adverse possession Inheritance
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act establishes periods of limitation and other limitations for bringing actions of the various classes mentioned in the Act. Section 42 extends the applicability of the Act also to arbitration. Actions include various actions in respect of land: actions to recover land by the Crown or any person and rent; action to recover money secured by a mortgage or charge or to recover proceeds of the sale of land; and actions in respect of trust property or the personal estate of deceased persons and actions for an account.

Full text
English
Website
laws.bahamas.gov.bs