Paragraph 74.1 Scope of this Part and interpretation
Section I of this Part applies to the enforcement in England and Wales of judgments of foreign courts.
Section II applies to the enforcement in foreign countries of judgments of the High Court and of county courts.
Section III applies to the enforcement of United Kingdom judgments in other parts of the United Kingdom.
Section IV applies to the enforcement in England and Wales of European Community judgments and Euratom inspection orders.
In this Part—
“the 1920 Act” means the Administration of Justice Act 1920f1;
“the 1933 Act” means the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933f2;
“the 1982 Act” means the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982f3;
“the Judgments Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001 of 22nd December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
-
10 & 11 Geo 5 c. 81.
- f2
-
23 & 24 Geo 5 c. 13.
- f3
-
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, S.I. 2000/1824 and S.I. 2001/3929.