Section 6A

Where under section 15 of the Civil Law Act 1909 any person becomes entitled to a right to recover contribution in respect of any damage from any other person, no action to recover contribution by virtue of that right shall, subject to subsection (3), be brought after the end of the period of 2 years from the date on which that right accrued.

For the purposes of this section, the date on which a right to recover contribution in respect of any damage accrues to any person (referred to in this section as the relevant date) shall be ascertained as provided in subsections (3) and (5).

If the person in question is held liable in respect of that damage —

For the purposes of subsection (3), no account shall be taken of any judgment or award given or made on appeal insofar as it varies the amount of damages awarded against the person in question.

If, in any case not within subsection (3), the person in question makes or agrees to make any payment to one or more persons in compensation for that damage (whether he admits any liability in respect of the damage or not), the relevant date shall be the earliest date on which the amount to be paid by him is agreed between him (or his representative) and the person (or each of the persons, as the case may be) to whom the payment is to be made.

An action to recover contribution shall be one to which sections 24 and 29 apply, but otherwise Parts 3 and 4 (except section 33) shall not apply for the purposes of this section.