Prescription of debt South Africa in layman's terms.

Application of Prescription.     CONSUMERS can do themselves a favour and save the following somewhere for future reference:  On the 13th of March this year the amendments to the NCA came into force.  Apart from anything contained therein the following paragraph is of PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE :       "Insertion of section 126B in Act 34 of 2005
31. The following section is hereby inserted in the principal Act after section 126A:
‘‘Application of prescription on debt
126B. (1) (a) No person may sell a debt under a credit agreement to which this Act applies and that has been extinguished by prescription under the Prescription Act, 1969 (Act No. 68 of 1969).
(b) No person may continue the collection of, or re-activate a debt under a credit agreement to which this Act applies—
(i) which debt has been extinguished by prescription under the Prescrip- tion Act, 1969 (Act No. 68 of 1969); and
(ii) where the consumer raises the defence of prescription, or would reasonably have raised the defence of prescription had the consumer been aware of such a defence, in response to a demand, whether as part of legal proceedings or otherwise.’’.
This is applicable from 13 March this year and should you already have acknowledged prescribed debt before this date this does not apply.  It also does not apply if you are already paying on these previously acknowledged debt..........BUT ANYTHING you did after the 15th of March if the debt has prescribed can be undone.  I am not going to go into a massive debate here -  Just read the portion carefully and you will understand - especially the last portion : " where the consumer raises the defence of prescription, or would reasonably have raised the defence of prescription had the consumer been aware of such a defence, in response to a demand, whether as part of legal proceedings or otherwise.’’.