Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Order 2001 and shall come into force—
a
as to articles 1 and 2, paragraphs 1(a), 1(b)(ii) and 17 of Schedule 2 and, so far as it relates to those paragraphs, article 4, on 25th January 2002; and
b
as to the remainder of this Order, on 1st March 2002.
Interpretation2
1
In this Order—
2
In Schedule 2 to this Order, a section, Part, Schedule or paragraph referred to by number alone is a reference to the section, Part, Schedule or paragraph so numbered in the Act.
The RegulationF43
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The 2005 AgreementF53A
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Amendments to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 19824
Schedule 2 to this Order (which makes amendments to the Act) shall have effect.
Consequential amendments5
Schedule 3 to this Order (which makes consequential amendments) shall have effect.
Transitional provisions6
1
Where proceedings are begun before 1st March 2002 in any part of the United Kingdom on the basis of jurisdiction determined in accordance with section 16 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Act, the proceedings may be continued as if the amendments made by paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 2 to this Order had not been made and those amendments shall not apply in respect of any proceedings begun before that date.
2
Where proceedings are begun before 1st March 2002 in any court in Scotland on the basis of jurisdiction determined in accordance with section 20 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Act, the proceedings may be continued as if the amendments made by paragraphs 6 and 7 of Schedule 2 to this Order had not been made and those amendments shall not apply in respect of any proceedings begun before that date.