X1Supplementary provisionsU.K.
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X1Sch. 20: by virtue of S.I. 1993/2519, reg. 6(2), Sch. 20 has become (1.1.1994) Sch. 20 Pt. I
4(1)Where a member State includes several territorial units, each of which has its own rules concerning contractual obligations, each unit shall be considered as a country for the purposes of identifying the applicable law.
(2)The provisions of this Schedule apply to conflicts between the laws of the different parts of the United Kingdom.
5(1)Subject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule, a court in a part of the United Kingdom shall apply the general rules of private international law of that part of the United Kingdom concerning contractual obligations.
(2)In particular, reference shall be made to those rules—
(a)to ascertain for the purposes of paragraph 1 above what freedom of choice the parties have under the law of a part of the United Kingdom; and
(b)to determine whether the mandatory rules of another member State should be applied in accordance with paragraph 3(1) above where the law otherwise applicable is the law of a part of the United Kingdom.