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Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990 in Wales

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 Repealed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  48. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed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  91. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed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