January 20, 1993 - 1:10 p.m. 1993

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An Act to amend The Limitation of Actions Act (Assented to May 4, 1993) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:

Short title This Act may be cited as The Limitation of Actions Amendment Act, 1993. R.S.S. 1978, c.L-15,

section amended 2(1)

Section of The Limitation of Actions Act is amended in the manner set forth in this section.

(2) Subclause (1)(d)(

i) is amended by striking out Atrespass@ and substituting Asubject to subsection (3.1), trespass@.

(3) The following subsections are added after subsection (3): A(3.1) A person is not governed by a limitation period and may at any time bring an action for trespass to the person, assault or battery where: (

a) the cause of action is based on misconduct of a sexual nature; or (

b) at the time of the injury: (

i) one of the parties who caused the injury was living with the person in an intimate and personal relationship; or (ii) the person was in a relationship of financial, emotional, physical or other dependency with one of the parties who caused the injury. A(3.2) Subsection (3.1) applies whether or not the person's right to bring the action was at any time governed by a limitation period pursuant to this Act or any other Act@. Coming into force This Act comes into force on the day of assent.