# Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, 

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The measures taken by the authorities of a Contracting State shall be recognised by operation of law in all other Contracting States.
(2) Recognition may however be refused—
(a) if the measure was taken by an authority whose jurisdiction was not based on one of the grounds provided for in Chapter II;
(b) if the measure was taken, except in a case of urgency, in the context of a judicial or administrative proceeding, without the child having been provided the opportunity to be heard, in violation of fundamental principles of procedure of the requested State;
(c) on the request of any person claiming that the measure infringes his or her parental responsibility, if such measure was taken, except in a case of urgency, without such person having been given an opportunity to be heard;
(d) if such recognition is manifestly contrary to public policy of the requested State, taking into account the best interests of the child;
(e) if the measure is incompatible with a later measure taken in the non-Contracting State of the habitual residence of the child, where this later measure fulfils the requirements for recognition in the requested State;
(f) if the procedure provided in Article 33 has not been complied with.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/27/schedule/3D/part/chapter/IV/crossheading/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-jurisdiction-and-judgments-act-1982/schedule-3D/part/chapter-IV/crossheading-1
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