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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/279/made</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Act 2017 (Commencement) Regulations 2017</dc:title><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>King's Printer for Scotland</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2017-09-05</dc:modified><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">LIMITATION OF ACTIONS</dc:subject>
					<dc:description>The Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Act 2017 received Royal Assent on 28th July 2017. Sections 2 and 3 came into force the following day.</dc:description>
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<Number>2017 No. 279 (C. 20)</Number>
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<Title>Limitation Of Actions</Title>
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<Title>The Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Act 2017 (Commencement) Regulations 2017</Title>
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<Text>Made</Text>
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<Text>The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Act 2017<FootnoteRef Ref="f00001"/>.</Text></Para>
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<Text>These Regulations may be cited as the Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Act 2017 (Commencement) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 4th October 2017.</Text>
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<Text>4th October 2017 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 1 of the Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Act 2017 (removal of 3 year limitation period in certain actions).</Text>
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<P><Text>The Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Act 2017 received Royal Assent on 28th July 2017. Sections 2 and 3 came into force the following day.</Text></P>
<P><Text>Regulation 2 of these Regulations brings into force the remaining provision of that Act (section 1) on 4th October 2017. Section 1 makes amendments to the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1973/52" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1973" Number="0052">1973 (c.52)</Citation> to remove the limitation period for actions of damages in respect of personal injuries resulting from childhood abuse.</Text></P>
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<Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2017/3" id="c00002" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2017" Number="0003">2017 asp 3</Citation>.</Text></Para>
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