Part 5: Other provisions about safety standards, etc. Construction products Section 151: Liability relating to construction products: limitation in Scotland Effect
Section 151 provides for the limitation periods in Scotland for the new causes of action relating to construction products.
	Subsections (1) and (2) insert new section 18ZD into the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973.
	Subsection (1) of new section 18ZD sets out that the limitation period for a civil claim under section 148 is 15 years from the completion of the work.
	Subsection (2) of new section 18ZD sets out the limitation periods under section 149, which relates to past defaults relating to cladding products. Where the work was completed before the commencement of this section, the limitation period is 30 years from the date of completion of the work. Where the work is completed after commencement of this section, the limitation period is 15 years.
	Subsection (3) of new section 18ZD provides that in respect of an historical claim under section 149, if the limitation period would expire within the year starting with the commencement date, it will not expire until the end of that year this will give potential claimants sufficient time to take advice and lodge a claim.
	Subsection (4) of new section 18ZD defines "commencement date" for the purposes of this new section in the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973.
	Subsection (5) of new section 18ZD clarifies the application of other limitation periods.
	Subsections (6) and (7) of new section 18ZD make provision for there to be a disregard for any time during which the claimant was under a legal disability or failed to bring the claim due to fraud or error on behalf of the defendant. In these circumstances, the limitation period can be extended beyond the prescribed 15 or 30 years. This reflects similar provision in the Limitation Act 1980.
	Section 151 extends and applies to Scotland only.