Limitation of Actions Act, 1968 🇰🇪

Kenya

Preface

Part I – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

Part II – PERIODS OF LIMITATION

3. Part subject to Part III

4. Actions of contract and tort and certain other actions

5. Action for contribution from tortfeasor

6. Successive conversions, and extinction of title to converted goods

7. Actions to recover land

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Part III – EXTENSION OF PERIODS OF LIMITATION

22. Extension of limitation period in case of disability

23. Fresh accrual of right of action on acknowledgement or part payment

24. Formalities as to acknowledgements and part payments

25. Effect of acknowledgement or part payment on person other than maker or recipient

26. Extension of limitation period in case of fraud or mistake

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Part IV – ACQUISITION OF EASEMENTS

32. Means by which easements may be acquired

33. Where servient tenement held for limited interest or leased

Part V – GENERAL

34. Application of limitation law to arbitration

35. Set-off and counterclaim

36. Refusal of relief where acquiescence, etc.

37. Application of Act to registered land

38. Registration of title to land or easement acquired under Act

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Limitation of Actions Act, 1968

Act 21 of 1968

Assented to on 19 April 1968
Commenced on 1 December 1967
[This is the version of this document from 1 December 1967.]

An Act of Parliament to prescribe periods for the limitation for actions and arbitrations, and to make provision concerning the acquisition of easements by prescription, and for matters incidental thereto and matters connected therewith.

Part I – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Limitation of Actions Act.

2. Interpretation

(1)In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—"arbitration" means an arbitration on a submission or under a written law;"assurance" includes conveyance, assignment, transfer, lease, mortgage and charge and any other disposition of land otherwise than by will or intestacy;"award" means an award of an arbitrator for the purposes of the Arbitration Act (Cap. 49) or a foreign award within the meaning of the Arbitration (Foreign Awards) Act (Cap. 50);"contract" inc…

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Limitation of Actions Act, 1968

Act 21 of 1968

Part I – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

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