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JUDGMENTS

Made 21st December 1977

Coming into Operation 12th January 1978

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of December 1977

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas an Exchange of Notes, a copy whereof is set out in the Schedule to this Order, has taken place between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands^f1 which provides for the extension to the Netherlands Antilles of the Convention providing for the Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil Matters signed at The Hague on 17th November 1967^f2:

And whereas it is expedient to specify the Courts in the Netherlands Antilles which are, for the purposes of that Act, to be deemed to be superior courts:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 1 of the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933, or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: