60Legal disabilities

60 Legal disabilities (1) A claimant is not required to comply with an obligation under this chapter while the claimant is under a legal disability. Note If the claimant is a child, under s 51 (4) a parent or guardian of the child may give the notice of claim for the child. (2) The period within which the obligation must be complied with begins when the claimant’s legal disability ends. (3) This chapter applies to the claimant as if— (a) a reference to the day the accident giving rise to the personal injury happened were a reference to the day the claimant’s legal disability ends; and (b) all other changes were made to give effect to this section. (4) This section does not prevent a claimant, or a person acting for a claimant, from complying with an obligation under this chapter while the claimant is under a legal disability. legal disability—a claimant is under a legal disability in the circumstances in which a person is under a disability for the Limitation Act 1985.