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Limitation Act 1974
6Conversion, &c., of goods
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### 6 Conversion, &c., of goods
> > (1) Where –
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> > > > (a) any cause of action in respect of the conversion or wrongful detention of a chattel has accrued to any person; and
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> > > > (b) a further conversion or wrongful detention of that chattel takes place before he recovers possession of the chattel –
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> > no action shall be brought in respect of that further conversion or detention after the expiration of 6 years from the accrual of the cause of action in respect of the original conversion or detention.
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> > (2) Where –
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> > > > (a) a cause of action has accrued to any person in respect of the conversion or wrongful detention of a chattel;
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> > > > (b) the period limited for the bringing of that action and any action in respect of any further conversion or wrongful detention of that chattel has expired; and
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> > > > (c) he has not during that period recovered possession of the chattel –
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> > his title to the chattel is extinguished.