Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

14 Modifications consequential on revision of the Conventions.U.K.

(1)If at any time it appears to Her Majesty in Council that Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom have agreed to a revision of [F1F2. . . any of the Brussels Conventions], including in particular any revision connected with the accession to F2. . . the 1968 Convention of one or more further states, Her Majesty may by Order in Council make such modifications of this Act or any other statutory provision, whenever passed or made, as Her Majesty considers appropriate in consequence of the revision.

(2)An Order in Council under this section shall not be made unless a draft of the Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(3)In this section “revision” means an omission from, addition to or alteration of any of the Conventions and includes replacement of [F1F2. . . any of the Brussels Conventions] to any extent by another convention, protocol or other description of international agreement.