Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020

Implementation of international agreements

1Implementation of the 1996, 2005 and 2007 Hague Conventions

2Implementation of other agreements on private international law

3Crown application

4Extent, commencement and short title

SCHEDULE 1Schedule to be inserted as Schedule 3D to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

SCHEDULE 2Schedule to be inserted as Schedule 3E to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

SCHEDULE 3Schedule to be inserted as Schedule 3F to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

SCHEDULE 4Schedule to be inserted as Schedule 3G to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

SCHEDULE 5Consequential and transitional provision

PART 1Consequential provision

Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27)

1In section 48 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act...

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16)

2Section 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (saving...

Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1124)

3(1) The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Hague Convention on Choice...

International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance 2007) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1125)

4(1) The International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention on the...

Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/479)

5In the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations...

Council Decision 2008/431/EC

6Council Decision of 5 June 2008 authorising certain Member States...

PART 2Transitional provision

Interpretation of the 2005 Hague Convention as it has the force of law in the UK

7For the purposes of Article 16 of the 2005 Hague...

Interpretation of the 2007 Hague Convention as it has the force of law in the UK

8For the purposes of Article 56 of the 2007 Hague...

Interpretation of Part 2

9In this Part of this Schedule— “the 2005 Hague Convention”...

SCHEDULE 6Regulations under section 2

Restrictions on power to make regulations

1(1) Regulations under section 2 may not include—

2Before the Secretary of State makes regulations under section 2,...

Regulations to be made by statutory instrument or statutory rule

3The power to make regulations under section 2—

Parliamentary or assembly procedure

4(1) This paragraph applies to a statutory instrument containing regulations...

5(1) This paragraph applies to regulations made by the Scottish...

6(1) A Northern Ireland department may not make regulations under...

Interpretation

7In this Schedule— “amend” includes repeal or revoke; “primary legislation”...

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Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020

2020 CHAPTER 24

An Act to implement the Hague Conventions of 1996, 2005 and 2007 and to provide for the implementation of other international agreements on private international law.

[14th December 2020]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—