Limitation Act · s 36

Suggest a correction

Tell us what is wrong in this text. We check every suggestion against the official version before we change anything.

What is wrong?Wrong or mistyped wordsWrong structure or numberingWrong title or detailsText that appears twice

What should change, and whyUp to 2,000 characters.The text as it should read (optional)Edit the text above. Up to 20,000 characters.Where you checked it (optional)A link to the official version, if you have one.

The text as we hold it

Open the official text

s 36Formal provisions as to acknowledgments and part payment

(1)

To be effective for the purposes of section 35, an acknowledgment must be in writing and signed by the person making it.

(2)

For the purposes of section 35, any acknowledgment or payment —

(a)

may be made by the agent of the person by whom it is required to be made under that section; and

(b)

shall be made to the person, or to an agent of the person whose title or claim is being acknowledged or, as the case may be, in respect of whose claim the payment is being made.

Limitation