{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-immunity-act-1978/section-23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-immunity-act-1978/section-23.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1978/33",
  "legislation_title": "State Immunity Act 1978",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-immunity-act-1978",
  "path": "section/23",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Short title, repeals, commencement and extent.",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the State Immunity Act 1978.\n(2) Section 13 of the Administration of Justice (MiscellaneousProvisions) Act 1938 and section 7 of the Law Reform(Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1940 (which becomeunnecessary in consequence of Part I of this Act) are hereby repealed.\n(3) Subject to subsection (4) below, Parts I and II of this Act do not apply to proceedings in respect of matters that occurred before the date of the coming into force of this Act and, in particular—\n(a) sections 2(2) and 13(3) do not apply to any prior agreement, and\n(b) sections 3, 4 and 9 do not apply to any transaction, contract or arbitration agreement,\nentered into before that date.\n(4) Section 12 above applies to any proceedings instituted after the coming into force of this Act.\n(5) This Act shall come into force on such date as may be specified by an order made by the Lord Chancellor by statutory instrument.\n(6) This Act extends to Northern Ireland.\n(7) Her Majesty may by Order in Council extend any of the provisions of this Act, with or without modification, to any dependent territory.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1938 c. 63."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1940 c. 42."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "The text of S. 23(2) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 23(5) power of appointment conferred by s. 23(5) fully exercised: 22.11.1978 appointed by S.I. 1978/1572"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/33/section/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:22:51.440596+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."
}