THE LIMITATION (PUNJAB AMENDMENT) ACT 2018

(Act VIII of 2018)

C O N T E N T S

Section Heading

1. Short title and commencement.

2. Amendment in First Schedule of Act IX of 1908.

[1]THE LIMITATION (PUNJAB AMENDMENT) ACT 2018

(Act VIII of 2018)

[20 March 2018]

An Act further to amend the Limitation Act, 1908

It is expedient further to amend the Limitation Act, 1908 (IX of 1908) to provide limitation of ninety days for filing a revision petition under section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908).

Be it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows:

1. Short title and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as the Limitation (Punjab Amendment) Act 2018.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment in First Schedule of Act IX of 1908.– In the Limitation Act, 1908 (IX of 1908) for brevity referred to as the Act, in the First Schedule, in Part X, after Article 162, the following new Article 162-A shall be inserted:

“162-A. Revision under section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908)

Ninety days

From the date of the decision sought to be revised.”

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[1]This Act, which amended the Limitation Act, 1908 (IX of 1908); was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 14 March 2018; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 19 March 2018; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 20 March 2018, page 6615.