Explanatory note

This Order extends to the Bailiwick of Guernsey certain provisions of the Evidence (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) Act 1975, subject to the modifications made by this Order. The 1975 Act, as so extended, makes fresh provision to enable the courts in the Bailiwick of Guernsey referred to in this Order to assist in obtaining evidence required for the purposes of proceedings in other jurisdictions.

The Order also extends the Evidence (European Court) Order 1976 to the Bailiwick of Guernsey. By that Order, as so extended, evidence for proceedings before the European Court of Justice may be taken at the request of that Court by the Courts in the Bailiwick of Guernsey referred to in this Order.