Statute of Limitations, 1957

Limitation of actions to recover personal estate of deceased persons.

45.—(1) Subject to section 46 of this Act, 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 twelve years from the date when the right to receive the share or interest accrued.

(2) Subject to section 46 of this Act, no action to recover arrears of interest in respect of any legacy or damages in respect of such arrears shall be brought after the expiration of six years from the date on which the interest became due.