The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Order 2001

Citation and commencement U.K.

1.  This Order may be cited as the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Order 2001 and shall come into force—

(a) as to articles 1 and 2, paragraphs 1(a), 1(b)(ii) and 17 of Schedule 2 and, so far as it relates to those paragraphs, article 4, on 25th January 2002; and

(b) as to the remainder of this Order, on 1st March 2002.

Interpretation U.K.

2.—(1) In this Order—

• “the Act” means the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982;

• “the Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001 of 22nd December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters;

• “Regulation State” in any provision, in the application of that provision in relation to the Regulation, has the same meaning as “Member State” in the Regulation, that is all Member States except Denmark.

(2) In Schedule 2 to this Order, a section, Part, Schedule or paragraph referred to by number alone is a reference to the section, Part, Schedule or paragraph so numbered in the Act.

The Regulation U.K.

3.  Schedule 1 to this Order (which applies certain provisions of the Act with modifications for the purposes of the Regulation) shall have effect.

Amendments to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 U.K.

4.  Schedule 2 to this Order (which makes amendments to the Act) shall have effect.

Consequential amendments U.K.

5.  Schedule 3 to this Order (which makes consequential amendments) shall have effect.

Transitional provisions U.K.

6.—(1) Where proceedings are begun before 1st March 2002 in any part of the United Kingdom on the basis of jurisdiction determined in accordance with section 16 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Act, the proceedings may be continued as if the amendments made by paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 2 to this Order had not been made and those amendments shall not apply in respect of any proceedings begun before that date.

(2) Where proceedings are begun before 1st March 2002 in any court in Scotland on the basis of jurisdiction determined in accordance with section 20 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Act, the proceedings may be continued as if the amendments made by paragraphs 6 and 7 of Schedule 2 to this Order had not been made and those amendments shall not apply in respect of any proceedings begun before that date.

A.K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council