Part IU.K.Commencement
Provisions coming into force on Royal AssentU.K.
1U.K.The following provisions come into force on Royal Assent:
| Provision | Subject-matter |
|---|---|
| section 53(1) and Part 1 of this Schedule. | Commencement. |
| section 55 | Short title. |
Provisions coming into force six weeks after Royal AssentU.K.
2U.K.The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of six weeks beginning with the day on which this Act is passed:
| Provision | Subject-matter |
|---|---|
| section 24(1)(a), (2)(a) and (3). | Interim relief and protective measures in cases of doubtful jurisdiction. |
| section 29 | Service of county court process outside Northern Ireland. |
| section 30 | Proceedings in England and Wales or Northern Ireland for torts to immovable property. |
| section 31 | Overseas judgments given against states. |
| section 32 | Overseas judgments given in breach of agreement for settlement of disputes. |
| section 33 | Certain steps not to amount to submission to jurisdiction of overseas court. |
| section 34 | Certain judgments a bar to further proceedings on the same cause of action. |
| section 35(3) | Consolidation of Orders in Council under section 14 of the M1Administration of Justice Act 1920. |
| section 38 | Overseas judgments counteracting an award of multiple damages. |
| section 40 | Power to modify enactments relating to legal aid, etc. |
| section 49 | Saving for powers to stay, sist, strike out or dismiss proceedings. |
| section 50 | Interpretation: general. |
| section 51 | Application to Crown. |
| section 52 | Extent. |
| paragraphs 7 to 10 of Part II of this Schedule and section 53(2) so far as relates to those paragraphs. | Transitional provisions and savings. |
| section 54 and Schedule 14 so far as relating to the repeal of provisions in section 4 of the M2Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933. | Repeals consequential on sections 32 and 33. |
Provisions coming into force on a day to be appointedU.K.
3(1)The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Advocate may appoint by order made by statutory instrument.U.K.
(2)Different days may be appointed under this paragraph for different purposes.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Power of appointment conferred by Sch. 13 Part I para. 3(1) fully exercised; S.I. 1984/1553, 1986/1781, 2044