Limitation Act is a stock short title

Short title

The short title is the formal name by which a piece of primary legislation may by law be cited in the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions , as well as the United States. It contrasts with the long title which, while usually being more fully descriptive of the...

 used for legislation in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 which relates to limitation of actions.

The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Limtation Bill during its passage through Parliament

Parliament

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Limitation Acts may be a generic name which refers to all statutes with this short title or which relate to limitation of actions.

United Kingdom

The Limitation (Enemies and War Prisoners) Act 1945 (8 & 9 Geo.6 c.16)

The Limitation Act 1623 (21 Jac.1 c.16)

The Limitation Act 1939

Limitation Act 1939

The Limitation Act 1939 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that simplified the law relating to limitation periods in England & Wales...

 (2 & 3 Geo.6 c.21)

The Law Reform (Limitation of Acts, etc.) Act 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz.2 c.36)

The Limitation Act 1963

Limitation Act 1963

The Limitation Act 1963 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that amended the statute of limitations to allow actions in some cases where the injured party had not discovered the injury until after the standard date of expiration...

 (c.47)

The Limitation Act 1975 (c.54)

England and Wales

The Limitation Amendment Act 1980 (c.24)

The Limitation Act 1980

Limitation Act 1980

The Limitation Act 1980 is a British Act of Parliament. It is a statute of limitations which provides timescales within which action may be taken for breaches of the law. For example it provides that breaches of an ordinary contract are actionable for six years after the event whereas breaches of...

 (c.58) (one repeal, with saving, extends to Northern Ireland)

The Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984 (c.16)

Scotland

The Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (c.52)

The Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1984 (c.45)

Northern Ireland

Limitation Order

A number of Orders in Council with this title, and variations of it, have been passed. The change in nomenclature is due to the demise of the Parliament of Northern Ireland

Parliament of Northern Ireland

The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended...

 and the imposition of direct rule

Direct Rule

Direct rule was the term given, during the late 20th and early 21st centuries, to the administration of Northern Ireland directly from Westminster, seat of United Kingdom government...

. These orders are considered to be primary legislation

Primary legislation

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The Limitation Amendment (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (S.I. 1982/339 (N.I.7))

The Foreign Limitation Periods (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/754 (N.I.5))

The Limitation (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/1629 (N.I.17)

The Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1339 (N.I.11))