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Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020

2020 c. 24 · Enacted 14 December 2020 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to implement the Hague Conventions of 1996, 2005 and 2007 and to provide for the implementation of other international agreements on private international law.

[14th December 2020]

Be 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:—

Contents

  1. Implementation of international agreements
  2. 1Implementation of the 1996, 2005 and 2007 Hague Conventions
  3. 2Implementation of other agreements on private international law
  4. General
  5. 3Crown application
  6. 4Extent, commencement and short title
  7. Schedule 1Schedule to be inserted as Schedule 3D to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982
  8. Schedule 2Schedule to be inserted as Schedule 3E to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982
  9. Schedule 3Schedule to be inserted as Schedule 3F to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982
  10. Schedule 4Schedule to be inserted as Schedule 3G to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982
  11. Schedule 5: Consequential and transitional provision
  12. Part 1: Consequential provision
  13. Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27)
  14. 1Paragraph 1
  15. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16)
  16. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  17. Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1124)
  18. 3Paragraph 3
  19. International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance 2007) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1125)
  20. 4Paragraph 4
  21. Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/479)
  22. 5Paragraph 5
  23. Council Decision 2008/431/EC
  24. 6Paragraph 6
  25. Part 2: Transitional provision
  26. Interpretation of the 2005 Hague Convention as it has the force of law in the UK
  27. 7Paragraph 7
  28. Interpretation of the 2007 Hague Convention as it has the force of law in the UK
  29. 8Paragraph 8
  30. Interpretation of Part 2
  31. 9Paragraph 9
  32. Schedule 6: Regulations under section 2
  33. Restrictions on power to make regulations
  34. 1Paragraph 1
  35. Consultation
  36. 2Paragraph 2
  37. Regulations to be made by statutory instrument or statutory rule
  38. 3Paragraph 3
  39. Parliamentary or assembly procedure
  40. 4Paragraph 4
  41. 5Paragraph 5
  42. 6Paragraph 6
  43. Interpretation
  44. 7Paragraph 7