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Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990

1990 c. 36 · Enacted 26 July 1990 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision as to the law applicable to contractual obligations in the case of conflict of laws.

[26th July 1990]

C1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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Act applied (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/2635, regs. 1, 7 (subject to regs. 4-6); S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(1)

Act applied (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/2635, regs. 1, 10 (subject to regs. 8, 9); S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(1)

Contents

  1. 1Meaning of “the Rome Convention”
  2. 2Application of the Rome Convention
  3. 3Interpretation of the Rome Convention.
  4. 4Revision of Conventions etc. Repealed
  5. 4ADisapplication where the rules in the Rome I Regulations apply: England and Wales and Northern Ireland
  6. 4BDisapplication where the rules in the Rome I Regulation apply: Scotland
  7. 5Consequential amendments.
  8. 6Application to Crown.
  9. 7Commencement.
  10. 8Extent.
  11. 9Short title.
  12. Schedule 1The Rome Convention
  13. Part Title I: Scope of the Convention
  14. Article 1
  15. Scope of the Convention
  16. 1Paragraph 1
  17. 2Paragraph 2
  18. 3Paragraph 3
  19. 4Paragraph 4
  20. Article 2
  21. Application of law of a country outside of the United Kingdom
  22. Part Title II: Uniform Rules
  23. Article 3
  24. Freedom of choice
  25. 1Paragraph 1
  26. 2Paragraph 2
  27. 3Paragraph 3
  28. 4Paragraph 4
  29. Article 4
  30. Applicable law in the absence of choice
  31. 1Paragraph 1
  32. 2Paragraph 2
  33. 3Paragraph 3
  34. 4Paragraph 4
  35. 5Paragraph 5
  36. Article 5
  37. Certain consumer contracts
  38. 1Paragraph 1
  39. 2Paragraph 2
  40. 3Paragraph 3
  41. 4Paragraph 4
  42. 5Paragraph 5
  43. Article 6
  44. Individual employment contracts
  45. 1Paragraph 1
  46. 2Paragraph 2
  47. Article 7
  48. Mandatory rules
  49. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  50. 2Paragraph 2
  51. Article 8
  52. Material validity
  53. 1Paragraph 1
  54. 2Paragraph 2
  55. Article 9
  56. Formal validity
  57. 1Paragraph 1
  58. 2Paragraph 2
  59. 3Paragraph 3
  60. 4Paragraph 4
  61. 5Paragraph 5
  62. 6Paragraph 6
  63. Article 10
  64. Scope of the applicable law
  65. 1Paragraph 1
  66. 2Paragraph 2
  67. Article 11
  68. Incapacity
  69. Article 12
  70. Voluntary assignment
  71. 1Paragraph 1
  72. 2Paragraph 2
  73. Article 13
  74. Subrogation
  75. 1Paragraph 1
  76. 2Paragraph 2
  77. Article 14
  78. Burden of proof, etc.
  79. 1Paragraph 1
  80. 2Paragraph 2
  81. Article 15
  82. Exclusion of renvoi
  83. Article 16
  84. “Ordre public”
  85. Article 17
  86. No retrospective effect
  87. Article 18
  88. Uniform interpretation
  89. Article 19
  90. States with more than one legal system
  91. 1Paragraph 1
  92. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  93. Article 20
  94. Precedence of assimilated law
  95. Article 21
  96. Relationship with other conventions
  97. Article 22
  98. Reservations
  99. Title IIIFinal Provisions
  100. Article 23
  101. Article 24
  102. Article 25
  103. Article 26
  104. Article 27
  105. Article 28
  106. Article 29
  107. Article 30
  108. Article 31
  109. Article 32
  110. Article 33
  111. PROTOCOL
  112. Schedule 2The Luxembourg Convention
  118. Paragraph
  120. Schedule 3The Brussels Protocol
  121. Article 1
  122. Paragraph Repealed
  123. Article 2
  124. Paragraph
  125. Article 3
  126. Article 4
  127. Article 5
  128. Article 6
  129. Article 7
  130. Article 8
  131. Article 9
  132. Article 10
  133. Article 11
  134. Schedule 3A: THE FUNCHAL CONVENTION
  135. Part Article 1
  136. Part Article 2
  137. Part Article 3
  138. Part Article 4
  139. Part Article 5
  140. Part Article 6
  141. Part Article 7
  142. Schedule 3B: THE 1996 ACCESSION CONVENTION
  143. Part TITLE I: General Provisions
  144. ARTICLE I
  145. TITLE IIPart TITLE II
  146. Part: Adjustments to the Protocol annexed to the Convention of 1980
  147. ARTICLE 2
  148. Part TITLE III: Adjustments to the First Protocol of 1988
  149. ARTICLE 3
  150. Part TITLE IV: Final Provisions
  151. ARTICLE 4
  152. ARTICLE 5
  153. ARTICLE 6
  154. ARTICLE 7
  155. ARTICLE 8
  156. Schedule 4: Consequential Amendments
  157. The Equal Pay Act 1970 (c.41)
  158. The Equal Pay Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (c.32 (N.I.))
  159. 1Paragraph 1
  160. The Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c.39)
  161. 2Paragraph 2
  162. The Patents Act 1977 (c.37)
  163. 3Paragraph 3
  164. The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (c.50)
  165. 4Paragraph 4
  166. The Aviation Security Act 1982 (c.36)
  167. 5Paragraph 5
  168. The Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c.1)
  169. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed