(1) In this part:
"abuse settlement agreement" means an agreement—
(a) that settles a child abuse claim and prevents the exercise of an action on a cause of action to which the Limitation Act 1985
, section 21C (Personal injury resulting from child abuse) applies; and
(b) that—
(i) happened before the commencement of the Limitation Act 1985
, section 21C, and at a time when a limitation period applying to the cause of action had ended; or
(ii) happened before the commencement of this part, and the agreement is not just and reasonable in the circumstances.
"applicant"—see section 114K (1).
(2) For the definition of "abuse settlement agreement", a limitation period that ended at a particular time is taken to have ended even if it were possible to seek the leave of a court to extend the period at the time the period ended.