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Choice of Law (Limitation Periods) Act 1996
sec.3Application
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### sec.3 Application
This Act applies to a cause of action that arose before the commencement of this Act but does not apply to a proceeding started before the commencement.
This Act does not apply to New Zealand until it is declared under a regulation to apply.
If—
the substantive law of New Zealand is to govern a claim before a court of the State; and
a proceeding on the claim is started before the declaration takes effect;
this Act does not apply to the proceeding.
(sec.3-ssec.1) This Act applies to a cause of action that arose before the commencement of this Act but does not apply to a proceeding started before the commencement.
(sec.3-ssec.2) This Act does not apply to New Zealand until it is declared under a regulation to apply.
(sec.3-ssec.3) If— the substantive law of New Zealand is to govern a claim before a court of the State; and a proceeding on the claim is started before the declaration takes effect; this Act does not apply to the proceeding.
- (a) the substantive law of New Zealand is to govern a claim before a court of the State; and
- (b) a proceeding on the claim is started before the declaration takes effect;