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S.M. 1987-88, c. 19

An Act to amend The Limitation of Actions Act and The Highway Traffic Act and to repeal The Unsatisfied Judgment Fund Act

(Assented to July 17, 1987)

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:

Subsec. 3(3) added Limitation of Actions.

1

Section 3 of the Limitation of Actions Act, chapter L150 of the Continuing Consolidation of the Statutes of Manitoba, is amended by adding immediately after subsection (2) the following subsection:

No limitation for Unsatisfied Judgment Fund.

3(3)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, where a judgment has been paid by and assigned to the Minister of Finance under the Unsatisfied Judgment Fund Act (now repealed), the Minister of Finance may at any time commence an action on the judgment or commence proceedings to recover from the judgment debtor the amount owing including interest at 4% per year from the date the payment was made.

Clauses 270(5)(a) and (b) H.T.A. rep. and sub.

2

Clauses 270(5)(a) and (b) of the Highway Traffic Act, chapter H60 of the Continuing Consolidation of the Statutes of Manitoba, are repealed and the following clauses are substituted therefor:

(a) in the case of a judgment resulting from

(i) bodily injury to, or the death of, one or more persons, or

(ii) loss of, or damage to property, in one accident,

(iii) it is discharged (other than by a discharge in bankruptcy), or

(iv) if not discharged, the total amount owing thereunder is satisfied to the extent of $180, 000. in the case of a judgment arising from bodily injury or death and at least $20, 000. in the case of a judgment arising from damage to property and in any event, to the extent of at least $200, 000.; and

(b) in the case of a judgment paid by and assigned to the Minister of Finance under The Unsatisfied Judgment Fund Act (now repealed) the judgment, with interest thereon at 4% per year from the date the payment was made, is discharged.

Unsatisfied Judgment Fund Act rep.

3

The Unsatisfied Judgment Fund Act, chapter U70 of the Continuing Consolidation of the Statutes of Manitoba, is repealed.

Commencement.

4

This Act comes into force on royal assent.