# The Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/2515 · made 26 September 1996

This Order appoints 1st November 1996 as the day on which sections 1, 2 and 4 of the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 shall come into force. These provisions apply only in England and Wales. Sections 1 and 2 establish for the High Court and county courts new rules relating to interest on judgment debts. Section 4 makes various consequential amendments.

Made under: Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 (Section 16)

## Introductory text

PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
Made 26th September 1996
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 16(1) of the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 

This Order may be cited as the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1996.

## 2 

Sections 1, 2 and 4 of the the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 shall come into force on 1st November 1996.

## Signature

Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 26th September 1996

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints 1st November 1996 as the day on which sections 1, 2 and 4 of the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 shall come into force. These provisions apply only in England and Wales. Sections 1 and 2 establish for the High Court and county courts new rules relating to interest on judgment debts. Section 4 makes various consequential amendments.
The effect of this Order is to bring into force all those provisions of the Act which are not already in force, excepting section 3 (which relates to interest on arbitral awards). Part III of the Act was brought into force on 1 May 1996 (S.I. No. 1996/995). Section 3 has been superseded by section 49 of the Arbitration Act 1996 and will be repealed when that section is brought into force.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2515 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/private-international-law-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1995-commencement-no-2-order-1996
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