In the case of a continuing breach of contract or in the case of a continuing tort, a fresh period of limitation begins to run at every moment of the time during which the breach or the tort, as the case may be, continues.
Section 22: Continuing breaches and torts.
The Limitation Act, 1963Central Act · Act 36 of 1963
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Limitation Act, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Section | 22 |
| Marginal note | Continuing breaches and torts. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 34 |
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