26Extension of limitation period in case of disability, other than in case of personal injury

### 26 Extension of limitation period in case of disability, other than in case of personal injury > > (1)  Subject to this section, if on the date when any right of action accrued for which a period of limitation is prescribed by this Act the person to whom it accrued was under a disability, the action may be brought at any time before the expiration of 6 years, or in the case of any action for which a less number of years is prescribed by this Act as the period of limitation then such less number of years, from the date when the person ceased to be under a disability or died whichever event first occurred notwithstanding that the period of limitation has expired. > > > (1A)  [*\[Section 26 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 66 of 2004, s. 7, Applied:01 Jan 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-01-01/act-2004-066#GS7@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 26 Subsection (1A) substituted by No. 52 of 2017, s. 8, Applied:01 Jul 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-07-01/act-2017-052#GS8@Hpa@EN) This section does not apply to a cause of action to which [section 5A](#GS5A@EN) or [5B](#GS5B@EN) applies. > > > (2)  [Subsection (1)](#GS26@Gs1@EN) does not affect any case where the right of action first accrued to some person (not under a disability) through whom the person under a disability claims. > > > (3)  When a right of action that has accrued to a person under a disability accrues, on the death of that person while still under a disability, to another person under a disability, no further extension of time shall be allowed by reason of the disability of the second person. > > > (4)  No action to recover land or money charged on land shall be brought by virtue of [subsection (1)](#GS26@Gs1@EN) by any person after the expiration of 30 years from the date on which the right of action accrued to that person or some person through whom he claims. > > > (5)  [Subsection (1)](#GS26@Gs1@EN) does not apply to an action to recover a penalty or forfeiture, or sum by way thereof, by virtue of any enactment, except where the action is brought by an aggrieved party. > > > (6)  [*\[Section 26 Subsection (6) substituted by No. 66 of 2004, s. 7, Applied:01 Jan 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-01-01/act-2004-066#GS7@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 26 Subsection (6) omitted by No. 52 of 2017, s. 8, Applied:01 Jul 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-07-01/act-2017-052#GS8@Hpb@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (7)  [*\[Section 26 Subsection (7) inserted by No. 66 of 2004, s. 7, Applied:01 Jan 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-01-01/act-2004-066#GS7@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 26 Subsection (7) omitted by No. 52 of 2017, s. 8, Applied:01 Jul 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-07-01/act-2017-052#GS8@Hpb@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (8)  [*\[Section 26 Subsection (8) inserted by No. 66 of 2004, s. 7, Applied:01 Jan 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-01-01/act-2004-066#GS7@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 26 Subsection (8) omitted by No. 52 of 2017, s. 8, Applied:01 Jul 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-07-01/act-2017-052#GS8@Hpb@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (9)  [*\[Section 26 Subsection (9) inserted by No. 66 of 2004, s. 7, Applied:01 Jan 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-01-01/act-2004-066#GS7@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 26 Subsection (9) omitted by No. 52 of 2017, s. 8, Applied:01 Jul 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-07-01/act-2017-052#GS8@Hpb@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .