{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reciprocal-enforcement-of-foreign-judgments-canada-order-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reciprocal-enforcement-of-foreign-judgments-canada-order-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/468",
  "legislation_title": "The Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (Canada) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reciprocal-enforcement-of-foreign-judgments-canada-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in Statutory Instrument 1986 No. 2027 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.\nJUDGMENTS\nMade 18th March 1987\nComing into force 18th March 1987\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of March 1987\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas a Convention, a copy whereof is set out in the Schedule to this Order, relating to the Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, signed at Ottawa on 24th April 1984, was ratified on 1st October 1986 by Her Majesty and the Government of Canada and entered into force on 1st January 1987;\nAnd whereas Her Majesty is satisfied that, in the event of the benefits conferred by Part I of the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933 being extended to judgments in civil and commercial matters given in the courts of Canada, substantial reciprocity of treatment will be assured as regards the enforcement in Canada of similar judgments given in the courts of the United Kingdom;\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by sections 1 and 3 of the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933 and section 9(2) of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1933 c. 13 (as extended by S.I. 1933/1073 and amended by section 35(1) of and Schedule 10 to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27))."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1982 c. 27."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/468/introduction",
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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."
}