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3. For rule 2, insert—
““the 1982 Act” means the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982;
“the 1968 Convention”, “Contracting State” and “the Lugano Convention” have the same meaning as in the 1982 Act;
“the 1988 Convention” means the Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters done at Lugano on 16th September 1988;
“the Hague Protocol” means the Protocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations done at The Hague on 23rd November 2007;
references to “a maintenance order” include reference to a decision, a court settlement or an authentic instrument within the meaning of Article 2 of the Maintenance Regulation where that regulation applies;
“the Maintenance Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18th December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and co-operation in matters relating to maintenance obligations(1) including as applied in relation to Denmark by virtue of the Agreement made on 19th October 2005 between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark(2);
“Regulation State” means a Member State of the European Union which is not bound by the Hague Protocol, or, where registration is sought for a maintenance order to which Article 75(2)(a) or (b) of the Maintenance Regulation applies, the Member State of the European Union from which the order originated.”
OJ No. L.7, 10.1.2009, p. 1-79
OJ No. L 299, 16.11,2005, p.61.
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