Section 3 Cap 39 (Public Authorities Limitation Act (Cap 39)): 12-Month Tort & 3-Year Contract Limitation Against Government and County Authorities
Procedural practice notes, court bundle indexing requirements, and statutory timeline compliance for Section 3 Cap 39 (12-Month Tort & 3-Year Contract Limitation Against Government and County Authorities).
Public Authorities Limitation Act (Cap 39)
Applies to proceedings under Section 3 Cap 39 (12-Month Tort & 3-Year Contract Limitation Against Government and County Authorities).
30 Days
Compute exact expiry dates excluding public holidays and Order 50 Rule 4 court recess.
Hyperlinked TOC & 10th-Lining
Continuous top-right page numbering and right-margin 10th-lining on pleadings and submissions.
Procedural Compliance & Bundle Requirements Under Section 3 Cap 39
When preparing pleadings, applications, or appellate records governed by Section 3 Cap 39 (Public Authorities Limitation Act (Cap 39)) — 12-Month Tort & 3-Year Contract Limitation Against Government and County Authorities — advocates must ensure strict alignment between the Index of Documents, continuous top-right page numbering, and statutory filing timelines (standard benchmark window: 30 days).
Adjacent Kenyan Statutory Rules
← Section 27 Cap 22: Ex-Parte Application for Leave to File Suit Out of Time in Negligence/Personal Injury Claims Section 13A Cap 40: Notice of Intention to Sue the Attorney General & Certificate of Order Against Government (Section 21) → View All 120 Kenyan Court Rules →Key Practice Questions
Upload your pleadings, affidavits, and annexures to KortiBundle Studio, select the HIGH court preset, enable continuous pagination and every-10th-line margin numbering on pleadings, and export a <50 MB searchable PDF ready for the Judiciary CTS portal.
Under Order 50 of the Civil Procedure Rules and Section 57 of Cap 2, the trigger date is excluded, and if the last day falls on a weekend or gazetted Kenyan public holiday, the deadline shifts to the next working court day.
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