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Limitation Act 1974
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7 Contribution between tortfeasors
(1) [Section 7 Subsection (1) amended by No. 43 of 2006, s. 37, Applied:18 Dec 2006] Where an action is brought against a person in respect of any damage nothing in this Act shall be taken to prejudice or affect the operation of the Wrongs Act 1954 in relation to an action for contribution in respect of that damage.
(2) [Section 7 Subsection (2) amended by No. 43 of 2006, s. 37, Applied:18 Dec 2006] In this section damage has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the Wrongs Act 1954 .