The Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments (2019 Hague Convention etc.) Regulations 2024

Interpretation of references to the 2019 Hague Convention and its Contracting States

4.—(1) Section 1 (interpretation of references to the Conventions and Contracting States)(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) in the definition of “the 2005 Hague Convention”, for “the Hague” substitute “The Hague”, and

(b) after the definition of “the 2007 Hague Convention” insert—

““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;”.

(3) In subsection (3)—

(a) after the definition of “2007 Hague Convention State” insert—

““2019 Hague Convention State”, in any provision, in the application of that provision in relation to the 2019 Hague Convention, means a State bound by that Convention;”, and

(b) in the definition of “Contracting State”, after paragraph (c) insert—

“and

(d) in the application of the provision in relation to the 2019 Hague Convention, a 2019 Hague Convention State.”.

(1)

Section 1 was amended by section 2 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1991 (c. 12) and S.I. 1989/1346, 1990/2591, 2000/1824, 2001/3929, 2007/1655, 2009/3131, 2011/1215, 2012/1770, 2012/1809, 2014/2947, 2019/479 and 2019/519.