{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-jurisdiction-and-judgments-order-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3929",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-jurisdiction-and-judgments-order-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "JUDGMENTS\nMade 11th December 2001\nLaid before Parliament 3rd January 2002\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of December 2001\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas a Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters was signed on 27th September 1968:\nAnd whereas a Protocol on the interpretation of the Convention by the Court of Justice of the European Communities was signed on 3rd June 1971:\nAnd whereas a Convention on the accession of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Convention 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:\nAnd whereas the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 gave the force of law to these Conventions and to the Protocol in the United Kingdom:\nAnd whereas a Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters was opened for signature at Lugano on 16th September 1988 and signed by Her Majesty’s Government on 18th September 1989:\nAnd whereas the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, as amended by the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1991, gave the force of law to that Convention in the United Kingdom:\nAnd whereas a Regulation on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters was done on 22nd December 2000:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "OJ No. L304, 30.10.1978, p. 36."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "OJ No. L304, 30.10.1978, p. 50."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "OJ No. L304, 30.10.1978, p. 1."
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    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "1982 c.27, as amended by the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1991 (c.12) and by S.I. 1989/1346, S.I. 1990/2591, S.I. 1993/603 and S.I. 2000/1824."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "OJ No. L391, 25.11.88, p. 9."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "1991 c.12."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M7",
      "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M8",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3929/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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