{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-rules-northern-ireland-1996/rule-8.49",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-rules-northern-ireland-1996/rule-8.49.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1996/322",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-rules-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "rule/8.49",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "8.49",
  "heading": "Effect of refusal of application for a decision that a judgment should not be recognised",
  "text": "(1) Where the court refuses an application for a decision that a judgment should not be recognised, the court may direct that the decision to refuse the application is to be treated as a decision that the judgment be recognised.\n(2) Where the High court refuses an application for a decision that a judgment should not be recognised, that court may—\n(a) treat the answer under rule 8.47(3)(b) as an application that the judgment be registered for enforcement if rule 8.47(5) is complied with; and\n(b) order that the judgment be registered for enforcement in accordance with rule 8.50.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rules 8.33-8.63 substituted for rules 8.33-8.48 (25.3.2011 for specified purposes, 1.11.2012 in so far as not already in operation) by The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/64), rules 1, 2(5), Sch. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/322/rule/8.49",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:34:45.513001+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."
}