Restriction on the application of the Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990I12
After section 4 of the Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990 4 insert—
Disapplication where the rules in the Rome I Regulations apply: England and Wales and Northern Ireland4A
1
Nothing in this Act applies to affect the determination of issues relating to contractual obligations which fall to be determined under the Rome I Regulation.
2
In this section the “Rome I Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No. 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to contractual obligations5, including that Regulation as applied by regulation 5 of the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009 (conflicts falling within Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No. 593/2008).
3
This section extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland only.