The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Amendment) Order 2000 No. 1824

PART II AMENDMENTS TO THE ACT RESULTING FROM THE REVISION OF THE LUGANO CONVENTION

9.  In section 1(2), after paragraph (a), insert—

“(aa) references to, or to any provision of, the Lugano Convention are references to that Convention as amended on the accession to it of Poland; and”.

10.  In section 1(3), paragraph (3), for the words “Lugano Contracting State” to “United Kingdom” substitute—

• ““Lugano Contracting State” means—

  (a)

  one of the original parties to the Lugano Convention, that is to say Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, Iceland, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom; or

  (b)

  a party who has subsequently acceded to that Convention, that is to say, Poland”.

11.  In section 3A(2), after “the Lugano Convention” insert “as amended on the accession of Poland to that Convention”.

12.  In Schedule 3C—

(a) in article 3, after the entry relating to Austria, insert—

• “in Poland, Articles 1103 and 1110, of the Code of Civil Procedure,”;

(b) in article 32 after the entry relating to Austria, insert—

• “in Poland, to the sad okregowy,”;

(c) in paragraph 1 of article 37, after the entry relating to Austria, insert—

• “in Poland, to the sad okregowy by an appeal in cassation,”;

(d) in paragraph 1 of article 40, after the entry relating to Austria, insert—

• “in Poland, to the sad apelacyjny,”;

(e) in article 41, after the entry relating to Austria, insert—

• “in Poland, by an appeal in cassation,”;

(f) in article 55—

(i) after the reference to the Convention signed at London on 12 June 1961, insert—

“the Convention between Poland and Austria on Bilateral Relations in Civil Matters and on Documents signed at Vienna on December 11 1963,

the Convention between Poland and France on Applicable Law, Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in the Field of Personal and Family Law, signed at Warsaw on April 5 1967,”

(ii) after the reference to the Convention signed at Copenhagen on 11 October 1977, insert—

“the Convention between Poland and Greece on Mutual Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters, signed at Athens on October 24 1979,”; and

(iii) after the reference to the Convention signed at Vienna on 17 November 1986 insert—

“the Convention between Poland and Italy on Mutual Assistance and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil Matters, signed at Warsaw on April 28 1989.”