Principle

LIMITATION LAW — Limitation Periods — When a Limitation Law Becomes Operative

Area of law
LIMITATION LAW
Court
Supreme Court

A limitation law only becomes operative when it comes into force. If commencement is deferred pending ministerial order, the law remains in abeyance until the order is made and published. The principle applies to all statutes with deferred commencement. The court cannot apply a law…

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