Amendment of the Service of Documents and Taking of Evidence in Civil and Commercial Matters (Revocation and Saving Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
2.—(1) The Service of Documents and Taking of Evidence in Civil and Commercial Matters (Revocation and Saving Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation of Part 2), omit the entries for “central body” and “receiving agency”.
(3) For regulations 8 and 9 (savings: judicial and extrajudicial documents received in the United Kingdom before exit day) substitute—
“Saving relating to the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents: application of Article 68 of the withdrawal agreement
8.—(1) Nothing in this Part affects the application of paragraph (a) of Article 68 of the withdrawal agreement.
(2) The 2001 Regulations continue to have effect for the purposes of that paragraph as if they had not been revoked by regulation 3 of these Regulations.
(3) Regulation (EC) 1393/2007 continues to have effect for the purposes of that paragraph.”.
(4) For regulation 10(2) (the Agreement: cessation, and saving of rights etc.) substitute—
“(2) Nothing in this regulation affects the application of paragraph (3) of Article 69 of the withdrawal agreement and any rights, powers, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, remedies and procedures derived from the Agreement continue to be recognised and available for the purposes of that paragraph.”.
(5) For regulation 13 (saving: Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 – requests received in the United Kingdom before exit day) substitute—
“Saving relating to requests received before IP completion day: application of Article 68 of the withdrawal agreement
13. Nothing in this Part affects the application of paragraph (b) of Article 68 of the withdrawal agreement and Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 continues to have effect for the purposes of that paragraph.”.