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Limitation of actions claiming personal estate of a deceased person

Cap. 170, s. 26 · Revised Edition 2020

Subject to section 25 (1) of this section, no action in respect of any claim to the personal estate of a deceased person or to any share or interest in such estate, whether under a will or on intestacy, shall be brought after the expiration of twelve years from the date when the right to receive the share or interest accrued, and no action to recover arrears of interest in respect of any legacy, or damages in respect of such arrears, shall be brought after the expiration of six years from the date on which the interest became due.
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