55.—Where—

(a) there has accrued a right of action in respect of a right in the nature of a lien for money’s worth in or over land for a limited period not exceeding life, such as a right of support or a right of residence, not being an exclusive right of residence in or on a specified part of the land, and

(b) the person in possession of the land acknowledges the right hereinbefore secondly mentioned,

the right of action shall be deemed to have accrued on and not before the date of the acknowledgment.