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Limitation of Actions Act 1958
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22 Actions claiming personal estate of a deceased person
Subject to the provisions of subsection (1) of the last preceding section no action in respect of any claim to the personal estate of a deceased person or to any share or interest in such estate, whether under a will or on intestacy, shall be brought after the expiration of fifteen years from the date when the right to receive the share or interest accrued.
Part II—Extension of limitation periods
Heading preceding s. 23 substituted as Pt 2 Div. 1 (Heading) by No. 76/2004 s. 4(2)(a).
Division 1—Disability
No. 5914 s. 23.