PART 1Introduction

Citation and commencementI11

These Regulations may be cited as the Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family, Civil Partnership and Marriage (Same Sex Couples)) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.

InterpretationI42

In these Regulations—

  • “Council Regulation No. 2201/2003” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1347/2000, and

  • “competent authority” means the Court of Session or the sheriff court as appropriate.

PART 2Revocation of retained direct EU legislation

Revocation of Council Regulation No. 2201/2003I23

Council Regulation No. 2201/2003 is revoked.

PART 3Amendment of primary legislation

Amendment of primary legislationI54

Schedule 1 has effect.

PART 4Revocation and amendment of secondary legislation

Revocation and amendment of secondary legislationI65

Schedule 2 has effect.

PART 5Saving and transitional provisions

F1Saving and transitional provisionsI36

Nothing in these Regulations affects the application of paragraphs 1, 2(b) and 3(a) of Article 67 of the withdrawal agreement and legislation amended or revoked by these Regulations continues to have effect for the purposes of those paragraphs as if the amendments and revocations had not been made.

Ash Denham Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew's House, Edinburgh