Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

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Act applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2018/1125 reg. 8 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.I. 2018/1125, reg. 8 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020 (c. 24), s. 4(3), Sch. 5 para. 4(4))

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Sch. 8 rule 2(g) words substituted by 2024 asp 2 Sch. 1 para. 15

7 Interest on registered judgments.U.K.

(1)F1... Where in connection with an application for registration of a judgment under section F2... [F34BF4...] [F5, 4C, 6B or 6C] the applicant shows—

(a)that the judgment provides for the payment of a sum of money; and

(b)that in accordance with the law of the Contracting State in which the judgment was given interest on that sum is recoverable under the judgment from a particular date or time,

the rate of interest and the date or time from which it is so recoverable shall be registered with the judgment and, subject to any provision made under subsection (2), the debt resulting, F6... from the registration of the judgment shall carry interest in accordance with the registered particulars.

(2)Provision may be made by rules of court as to the manner in which and the periods by reference to which any interest payable by virtue of subsection (1) is to be calculated and paid, including provision for such interest to cease to accrue as from a prescribed date.

F7(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F8(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5)F9... Debts under judgments registered under section F10... [F114B]F12... [F13, 4C, 6B or 6C] shall carry interest only as provided by this section.

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F1Words in s. 7(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/479), regs. 1(1), 16(2)(a) (with regs. 92-95) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 5(2)-(5)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)