sec.16Amendment for new cause of action or party

### sec.16 Amendment for new cause of action or party This section applies to an amendment of a claim, anything written on a claim, pleadings, an application or another document in a proceeding. The court may order an amendment to be made, or grant leave to a party to make an amendment, even though— the amendment will include or substitute a cause of action or add a new party; or the cause of action included or substituted arose after the proceeding was started; or a relevant period of limitation, current when the proceeding was started, has ended. Despite subsection (2) , the rules of court may limit the circumstances in which amendments may be made. This section— applies despite the Limitation of Actions Act 1974 ; and does not limit section 103H . s 16 amd 2016 No. 59 s 7 (sec.16-ssec.1) This section applies to an amendment of a claim, anything written on a claim, pleadings, an application or another document in a proceeding. (sec.16-ssec.2) The court may order an amendment to be made, or grant leave to a party to make an amendment, even though— the amendment will include or substitute a cause of action or add a new party; or the cause of action included or substituted arose after the proceeding was started; or a relevant period of limitation, current when the proceeding was started, has ended. (sec.16-ssec.3) Despite subsection (2) , the rules of court may limit the circumstances in which amendments may be made. (sec.16-ssec.4) This section— applies despite the Limitation of Actions Act 1974 ; and does not limit section 103H . - (a) the amendment will include or substitute a cause of action or add a new party; or - (b) the cause of action included or substituted arose after the proceeding was started; or - (c) a relevant period of limitation, current when the proceeding was started, has ended. - (a) applies despite the Limitation of Actions Act 1974 ; and - (b) does not limit section 103H .