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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-communities-enforcement-of-community-judgments-order-1972/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1972/1590",
  "legislation_title": "The European Communities (Enforcement of Community Judgments) Order 1972",
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  "path": "article/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order—\n“Community judgment” means any decision, judgment or order which is enforceable under or in accordance with Article 187 or 192 of the E.E.C. Treaty, Article 18, 159 or 164 of the Euratom Treaty or Article 44 or 92 of the E.C.S.C. Treaty;\n“Euratom inspection order” means an order made by or in the exercise of the functions of the President of the European Court or by the Commission of the European Communities under Article 81 of the Euratom Treaty;\n“order for enforcement” means an order by or under the authority of the Secretary of State that the Community judgment to which it is appended is to be registered for enforcement in the United Kingdom; and\n“the High Court” means in England and in Northern Ireland the High Court and in Scotland the Court of Session.\n(2) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of this Order as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
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      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1998/1259",
      "affecting_title": "The European Communities (Enforcement of Community Judgments) (Amendment) Order 1998"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2013/504",
      "affecting_title": "The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories) Regulations 2013"
    },
    {
      "type": "am (1.4.2004)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2003/3204",
      "affecting_title": "The European Communities (Enforcement of Community Judgments) (Amendment) Order 2003"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2011/1435",
      "affecting_title": "The Credit Rating Agencies (Amendment) Regulations 2011"
    }
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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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