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The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Amendment) Order 1990

S.I. 1990/2591 · Made 19 December 1990

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JUDGMENTS

Made 19th December 1990

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of December 1990

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas a Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Mattersf1 was signed on 27th September 1968;

And whereas a Protocol on the Interpretation of the Convention by the Court of Justice of the European Communitiesf2 was signed on 3rd June 1971:

And whereas a Convention on the accession of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Conventionf3, signed by Her Majesty’s Government on 9th October 1978, was ratified on 7th October 1986 by Her Majesty’s Government and entered into force for the United Kingdom on 1st January 1987:

And whereas the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982f4 gave the force of law to these Conventions and to the Protocol in the United Kingdom:

And whereas by section 14(1) of that Act, if at any time it appears to Her Majesty in Council that Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom has agreed to a revision of either of these Conventions or the Protocol, including in particular any revision connected with the accession to the 1968 Convention of one or more further states, Her Majesty may by Order in Council make such modifications of that Act as Her Majesty considers appropriate in consequence of the revision:

And whereas a Convention on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the 1968 Conventionf5 was signed on 26th May 1989, and in consequence Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom has agreed to a revision of the above mentioned Conventions and Protocol:

And whereas each House of Parliament has by a resolution approved a draft of this Order:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 14 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ No. L 304, 30.10.1978, p.36.

f2

OJ No. L 304, 30.10.1978, p.50.

f3

OJ No. L 304, 30.10.1978, p.1.

f4

1982 c. 27, as amended by S.I. 1989/1346.

f5

OJ No. L 285, 3.10.1989, p.1.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Article 4
  5. 5Article 5
  6. 6Article 6
  7. 7Article 7
  8. 8Article 8
  9. 9Article 9
  10. 10Article 10
  11. 11Article 11
  12. 12Article 12
  13. Signature
  14. Schedule 1: TEXT OF 1968 CONVENTION, AS AMENDED
  15. CONVENTIONon jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
  16. PREAMBLETHE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,
  17. Part TITLE I: SCOPE
  18. Article 1
  19. 1Paragraph 1
  20. 2Paragraph 2
  21. 3Paragraph 3
  22. 4Paragraph 4
  23. Part TITLE II: JURISDICTION
  24. General provisions
  25. Article 2
  26. Article 3
  27. Article 4
  28. Special jurisdiction
  29. Article 5
  30. 1Paragraph 1
  31. 2Paragraph 2
  32. 3Paragraph 3
  33. 4Paragraph 4
  34. 5Paragraph 5
  35. 6Paragraph 6
  36. 7Paragraph 7
  37. Article 6
  38. 1Paragraph 1
  39. 2Paragraph 2
  40. 3Paragraph 3
  41. 4Paragraph 4
  42. Article 6a
  43. Jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance
  44. Article 7
  45. Article 8
  46. 1Paragraph 1
  47. 2Paragraph 2
  48. 3Paragraph 3
  49. Article 9
  50. Article 10
  51. Article 11
  52. Article 12
  53. 1Paragraph 1
  54. 2Paragraph 2
  55. 3Paragraph 3
  56. 4Paragraph 4
  57. 5Paragraph 5
  58. Article 12a
  59. 1Paragraph 1
  60. 2Paragraph 2
  61. 3Paragraph 3
  62. 4Paragraph 4
  63. Jurisdiction over consumer contracts
  64. Article 13
  65. 1Paragraph 1
  66. 2Paragraph 2
  67. 3Paragraph 3
  68. Article 14
  69. Article 15
  70. 1Paragraph 1
  71. 2Paragraph 2
  72. 3Paragraph 3
  73. Exclusive jurisdiction
  74. Article 16
  75. 1Paragraph 1
  76. 2Paragraph 2
  77. 3Paragraph 3
  78. 4Paragraph 4
  79. 5Paragraph 5
  80. Prorogation of jurisdiction
  81. Article 17
  82. Article 18
  83. Examination as to jurisdiction and admissibility
  84. Article 19
  85. Article 20
  86. Lis pendens — related actions
  87. Article 21
  88. Article 22
  89. Article 23
  90. Provisional, including protective, measures
  91. Article 24
  92. Part TITLE III: RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT
  93. Article 25
  94. Recognition
  95. Article 26
  96. Article 27
  97. 1Paragraph 1
  98. 2Paragraph 2
  99. 3Paragraph 3
  100. 4Paragraph 4
  101. 5Paragraph 5
  102. Article 28
  103. Article 29
  104. Article 30
  105. Enforcement
  106. Article 31
  108. 1Paragraph 1
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. Article 33
  111. Article 34
  112. Article 35
  113. Article 36
  115. 1Paragraph 1
  116. 2Paragraph 2
  117. Article 38
  118. Article 39
  120. 1Paragraph 1
  121. 2Paragraph 2
  122. Article 41
  123. Article 42
  124. Article 43
  125. Article 44
  126. Article 45
  127. Common provisions
  128. Article 46
  129. 1Paragraph 1
  130. 2Paragraph 2
  131. Article 47
  132. 1Paragraph 1
  133. 2Paragraph 2
  134. Article 48
  135. Article 49
  136. Part TITLE IV: AUTHENTIC INSTRUMENTS AND COURT SETTLEMENTS
  137. Article 50
  138. Article 51
  139. Part TITLE V: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  140. Article 52
  141. Article 53
  142. Part TITLE VI: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  143. Article 54
  144. Article 54a
  145. 1Paragraph 1
  146. 2Paragraph 2
  147. 3Paragraph 3
  148. 4Paragraph 4
  149. 5Paragraph 5
  150. 6Paragraph 6
  151. Part TITLE VII: RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER CONVENTIONS
  152. Article 55
  153. Article 56
  155. 1Paragraph 1
  156. 2Paragraph 2
  157. 3Paragraph 3
  158. Article 58
  159. Article 59
  160. 1Paragraph 1
  161. 2Paragraph 2
  162. Part TITLE VIII: FINAL PROVISIONS
  163. Article 60
  164. Article 61
  165. Article 62
  166. Article 63
  167. Article 64
  168. Article 65
  169. Article 66
  170. Article 67
  171. Article 68
  172. ANNEXED PROTOCOL
  173. Article 1
  174. Article II
  175. Article III
  176. Article IV
  177. Article V
  178. Article Va
  179. Article Vb
  180. Article Vc
  181. Article Vd
  182. Article VI
  183. Schedule 2: TEXT OF 1971 PROTOCOL, AS AMENDED
  184. Article 1
  185. Article 2
  186. 1Paragraph 1
  187. 2Paragraph 2
  188. 3Paragraph 3
  190. 1Paragraph 1
  191. 2Paragraph 2
  193. 1Paragraph 1
  194. 2Paragraph 2
  195. 3Paragraph 3
  196. 4Paragraph 4
  197. 5Paragraph 5
  199. 1Paragraph 1
  200. 2Paragraph 2
  201. Article 6
  202. Article 7
  203. Article 8
  204. Article 9
  205. Article 10
  206. Article 11
  207. Article 12
  208. Article 13
  209. Article 14
  210. Schedule 3: TEXT OF TITLES V AND VI OF THE ACCESSION CONVENTION, AS AMENDED
  211. Part TITLE V: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  213. 1Paragraph 1
  214. 2Paragraph 2
  215. 3Paragraph 3
  216. Article 35
  217. Article 36
  218. Part TITLE VI: FINAL PROVISIONS
  219. Article 37
  220. Article 38
  221. Article 39
  222. Article 40
  223. Article 41
  224. Schedule 4Schedule 4
  225. Explanatory note