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Time limit in respect of causes of action which survive against estate of deceased person.
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9.—(1) In this section “the relevant period” means the period of limitation prescribed by the Statute of Limitations or any other limitation enactment.
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(2) No proceedings shall be maintainable in respect of any cause of action whatsoever which has survived against the estate of a deceased person unless either—
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(a) proceedings against him in respect of that cause of action were commenced within the relevant period and were pending at the date of his death, or
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(b) proceedings are commenced in respect of that cause of action within the relevant period or within the period of two years after his death, whichever period first expires.
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