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[F1Scope of this Part and interpretationE+W

74.1(1) Section I of this Part applies to the enforcement in England and Wales of judgments of foreign courts.

(2) Section II applies to the enforcement in foreign countries of judgments of the High Court and of [F2the County Court].

(3) Section III applies to the enforcement of United Kingdom judgments in other parts of the United Kingdom.

F3(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4(4A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F5(4B) Section VI applies to—

F6(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)the enforcement in England and Wales of certified protection measures from Member States of the European Union other than F7... Denmark.]

(5) In this Part—

(a)“the 1920 Act” means the Administration of Justice Act 1920(1);

(b)“the 1933 Act” means the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933(2);

(c)“the 1982 Act” means the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982(3);

F8(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F8(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F8(f). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F9(g)“the 2005 Hague Convention” means the Convention on Choice of Court Agreements concluded on 30th June 2005 [F10at The Hague][F11;]]

[F12(h)the 2019 Hague Convention” means the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters concluded on 2nd July 2019 at The Hague.]

F13 ...]

Textual Amendments

F10Words in rule 74.1(5)(g) substituted (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(2)(a)(i) (with rule 2)

F11Rule 74.1(5)(g): semicolon substituted for full stop (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(2)(a)(ii) (with rule 2)

F12Rule 74.1(5)(h) inserted (coming into force in accordance with rule 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/595), rule 4(2)(b) (with rule 2)

(2)

1981 c. 54. Section 35A was inserted by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), section 15(1), Schedule 1, Part I.

(3)

1984 c. 28. Section 69 was amended by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), section 125(3), Schedule 18, paragraph 46.

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