{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/common-fund-for-commodities-immunities-and-privileges-order-1981/article-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/common-fund-for-commodities-immunities-and-privileges-order-1981/article-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1981/1802",
  "legislation_title": "The Common Fund for Commodities (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/common-fund-for-commodities-immunities-and-privileges-order-1981",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The Fund shall have immunity from suit and legal process except:\n(a) (i) in respect of an action relating to funds borrowed by the Fund which is brought by the lender of such funds or his assignees or successors in title;\n(ii) in respect of an action relating to securities issued by the Fund which is brought by a buyer or holder of such securities or his assignees or successors in title:\nbut any such action may only be brought:\n(i) if the Fund has agreed in writing with the other party to the dispute to be subject to the courts of the United Kingdom; or\n(ii) if the Fund has its headquarters in the United Kingdom or has appointed an agent for the purpose of accepting service or notice of process in the United Kingdom, and:\n1. no agreement has been made between the Fund and the other party to the dispute as to the forum; or\n2. such an agreement is not effective for reasons other than the fault of the plaintiff in the action against the Fund;\n(b) to the extent that the Fund shall have waived immunity.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/1802/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T18:29:12.971911+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}