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(1)This Act may be cited as the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973.
(2)Subject to subsection (3) below, this Act shall come into operation, as follows:—
(a)Parts II and III of this Act, Part II of Schedule 4 to this Act and Part II of Schedule 5 to this Act shall come into operation on the date on which this Act is passed;
(b)except as aforesaid this Act shall come into operation on the expiration of three years from the said date.
(3)Nothing in any provision of this Act shall have effect in relation to any proceedings brought before that provision comes into operation.
(4)This Act extends to Scotland only.
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