6Successive conversions of goods

6 Successive conversions of goods (1) Where— (a) any cause of action in respect of the conversion or wrongful detention of a chattel has accrued to any person; and (b) before he recovers possession of the chattel, a further conversion or wrongful detention takes place— no action shall be brought in respect of the further conversion or detention after the expiration of six years from the accrual of the cause of action in respect of the original conversion or detention. (2) Where— (a) any such cause of action has accrued to any person; and (b) the period prescribed for bringing that action and for bringing any action in respect of such a further conversion or wrongful detention as aforesaid has expired; and (c) he has not during that period recovered possession of the chattel— his title to the chattel shall be extinguished. Heading preceding s. 7 substituted as Pt 1 Div. 3 (Heading) by No. 76/2004 s. 4(1)(c).