Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10 Amendments of [1933 c. 13.] Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933

3 For section 10 (issue of certificates of judgments obtained in the United Kingdom) substitute—

“10 Provision for issue of copies of, and certificates in connection with, U. K. judgments.

(1) Rules may make provision for enabling any judgment creditor wishing to secure the enforcement in a foreign country to which Part I of this Act extends of a judgment to which this subsection applies, to obtain, subject to any conditions specified in the rules—

(a) a copy of the judgment; and

(b) a certificate giving particulars relating to the judgment and the proceedings in which it was given.

(2) Subsection (1) applies to any judgment given by a court or tribunal in the United Kingdom under which a sum of money is payable, not being a sum payable in respect of taxes or other charges of a like nature or in respect of a fine or other penalty.

(3) In this section " rules "—

(a) in relation to judgments given by a court, means rules of court;

(b) in relation to judgments given by any other tribunal, means rules or regulations made by the authority having power to make rules or regulations regulating the procedure of that tribunal.”.