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Contents

Long Title

Part I

Part II

Action of contract and tort and certain other actions

Actions to recover land and rent

Actions to recover money secured by mortgage or charge or to recover proceeds of sale of land

Actions in respect of trust property or personal estate of deceased persons

Part III

Part IV

Legislative History

 
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On 22/05/2013, you requested for the version in force on 22/05/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 22/05/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 01/03/2012.
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PART IV
30.  [Repealed by Act 37 of 2001 wef 01/03/2002]
Provisions as to set-off or counter-claim
31.  For the purposes of this Act, any claim by way of set-off or counterclaim shall be deemed to be a separate action and to have been commenced on the same date as the action in which the set-off or counterclaim is pleaded.
Acquiescence
32.  Nothing in this Act shall affect any equitable jurisdiction to refuse relief on the ground of acquiescence, laches or otherwise.
Application to Government
33.
—(1)  Subject to this Act and without prejudice to section 3, this Act shall apply to proceedings by or against the Government in like manner as it applies to proceedings between private persons.
(2)  This Act shall not apply to any proceedings by the Government for the recovery of any tax, duty or interest thereon or to any forfeiture proceedings under any written law in force in Singapore relating to customs duties or excise or to any proceedings in respect of the forfeiture of a ship.
(3)  For the purposes of this section, proceedings by or against any Government department or any officer of the Government as such or any person acting on behalf of the Government shall be deemed to be proceedings by or against the Government.
Provisions as to actions already barred and pending actions
34.  Nothing in this Act shall —
(a)
enable any action to be brought which was barred before 11th September 1959 by the Limitation Ordinance (Cap. 7, 1955 Ed.), except in so far as the cause of action or right of action may be revived by an acknowledgment or part payment made in accordance with the provisions of this Act; or
(b)
affect any action or arbitration commenced before 11th September 1959 or the title to any property which is the subject of any such action or arbitration.
Exclusion of occupation and moratorium periods
35.  In computing the period of limitation prescribed for any action, the period commencing on 15th February 1942 and ending on 30th September 1949 shall be excluded.