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What is the usual effect of the expiry of a limitation period when the law contains no provision…

Limitation ordinarily bars enforcement through the court. Section 27 separately extinguishes the right to property when the period for suing for its possession ends.

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What is the usual effect of the expiry of a limitation period when the law contains no provision extinguishing the underlying right?

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Limitation ordinarily bars enforcement through the court. Section 27 separately extinguishes the right to property when the period for suing for its possession ends.

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Option A

The ordinary effect is a bar to the court remedy.

Option B

Extinction requires a specific provision, such as section 27 in the setting it governs.

Option C

A routine time bar does not transfer rights between the parties.

Option D

Section 3 requires the court to apply the time bar, subject to the Act's qualifications.

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