Friendly Societies Act 1992 (c. 40)

SCHEDULES

X1 SCHEDULE 20 U.K. Law Applicable to Certain Contracts of Insurance

Editorial Information

X1 Sch. 20: by virtue of S.I. 1993/2519, reg. 6(2), Sch. 20 has become (1.1.1994) Sch. 20 Pt. I

[F1 X2 Part I U.K. General Mode of Application]

Editorial Information

X2 Sch. 20: by virtue of S.I. 1993/2519, reg. 6(2), Sch. 20 has become (1.1.1994) Sch. 20 Pt. I

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 20: by virtue of S.I. 1993/2519, reg. 6(2), Sch. 20 has become (1.1.1994) Sch. 20 Pt. I under the heading “GENERAL BUSINESS BY SOCIETIES TO WHICH SECTION 37(3) APPLIES"

X3 Supplementary provisions U.K.

Editorial Information

X3 Sch. 20: by virtue of S.I. 1993/2519, reg. 6(2), Sch. 20 has become (1.1.1994) Sch. 20 Pt. I

5 (1) Subject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule, a court in a part of the United Kingdom shall apply the general rules of private international law of that part of the United Kingdom concerning contractual obligations.

(2) In particular, reference shall be made to those rules—

(a) to ascertain for the purposes of paragraph 1 above what freedom of choice the parties have under the law of a part of the United Kingdom; and

(b) to determine whether the mandatory rules of another member State should be applied in accordance with paragraph 3(1) above where the law otherwise applicable is the law of a part of the United Kingdom.