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The expression a “'''[[contract of loan]]'''” finds voice in Section 6 of the [[Limitation Act 1980]]. It is a term of legislative art, used in distinction to “[[simple contract]]” dealt with in Section 5. | The expression a “'''[[contract of loan]]'''” finds voice in Section 6 of the [[Limitation Act 1980]]. It is a term of legislative art, used in distinction to “[[simple contract]]” dealt with in Section 5. | ||
It isn’t entirely clear what it means, but by our best guess it | It isn’t entirely clear what it means, but by our best guess it applies to any ''[[Money|monetary]]'' loan regardless of form — so including [[Deposit|deposits]], [[debt securities]] and so on. But would it extend to the [[loan]] of ''property'', the transfer of which doesn’t confer [[Title transfer|title]]? The context — which speaks of creditors, and “repayment of ''the'' debt”, as if there must be one — suggests not. As does common sense: if I lend you my car and forget to ask you for it back, does it become ''yours'' after six years? No, because you never own it in the first place. But my ability to sue you for rental income on it might. | ||
But what of contracts that we ''call'' loans, but which economically don’t resemble loans? full collateralised [[stock loan]]s, for example? Here, [[title transfer|title ''is'' automatically transferred]], and the obligation to “return” is indeterminate, absent a demand. One one hand, it would seem odd if these loans could suddenly by extinguished if undemanded for six years. On the other hand, other liabilities arising under a [[stock loan]] contract, before its termination — to [[Manufactured payments in respect of Loaned Securities - GMSLA Provision|manufacture a dividend]] for example — ''are'' payable on a fixed or determinable date.<ref>Namely, on the date they are paid by the underlying issuer — see Section {{gmslaprov|6.2}}.</ref> Are these not time barred either, simply because the stock loan repayment itself is time barred? | But what of contracts that we ''call'' loans, but which economically don’t resemble loans? full collateralised [[stock loan]]s, for example? Here, [[title transfer|title ''is'' automatically transferred]], and the obligation to “return” is indeterminate, absent a demand. One one hand, it would seem odd if these loans could suddenly by extinguished if undemanded for six years. On the other hand, other liabilities arising under a [[stock loan]] contract, before its termination — to [[Manufactured payments in respect of Loaned Securities - GMSLA Provision|manufacture a dividend]] for example — ''are'' payable on a fixed or determinable date.<ref>Namely, on the date they are paid by the underlying issuer — see Section {{gmslaprov|6.2}}.</ref> Are these not time barred either, simply because the stock loan repayment itself is time barred? | ||