actionincludes any proceeding in a court of law, including an ecclesiastical court (and see subsection (11) below);
ADRhas the same meaning as in Chapter 4 of Part 4 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024;
consumer contract disputehas the same meaning as in Chapter 4 of Part 4 of that Act.
foreshoremeans the shore and bed of the sea and of any tidal water, below the line of the medium high tide between the spring tides and the neap tides.
landincludes corporeal hereditaments, tithes and rent-charges and any legal or equitable estate or interest therein... but except as provided above in this definition does not include any incorporeal hereditament;
overseas armed forces actionmeans an action, or cause of action, which—
overseas operationsmeans any operations outside the British Islands, including peacekeeping operations and operations for dealing with terrorism, civil unrest or serious public disorder, in the course of which members of Her Majesty's forces come under attack or face the threat of attack or violent resistance;
personal injuriesincludes any disease and any impairment of a person’s physical or mental condition, and “injury” and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
personal representativehas the same meaning as in section 11 of this Act.
promissory notehas the same meaning as in the Bills of Exchange Act 1882.
rentincludes a rentcharge and a rentservice;
rentchargemeans any annuity or periodical sum of money charged upon or payable out of land, except a rent service or interest on a mortgage on land;
the commencement datemeans the day on which section 135 of the Building Safety Act 2022 came into force.
the courtmeans the court in which the action has been brought.
the section 11 relevant datemeans the latest of the following— (a) the date from which the period of three years starts to run in accordance with section 11(4) or (5);
the section 12 relevant datemeans the latest of the following— (a) the date from which the period of three years starts to run in accordance with section 12(2);
theftincludes— and references in this section to a chattel being “stolen” shall be construed accordingly.
third party proceedingsmeans any proceedings brought in the course of any action by any party to the action against a person not previously a party to the action, other than proceedings brought by joining any such person as defendant to any claim already made in the original action by the party bringing the proceedings.