The Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

Time limit: certain actions founded on tort

6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and to Articles 7 and 9 and 11 to 13, an action founded on tort may not be brought after the expiration of six years from the date on which the cause of action accrued.

(2) Subject to Article 51, an action for damages for libel or slander may not be brought after the expiration of three years from the date on which the cause of action accrued.