Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933

11 Interpretation. U.K.

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say—

• “Appeal” includes any proceeding by way of discharging or setting aside a judgment or an application for a new trial or a stay of execution;

• “Country of the original court” means the country in which the original court is situated;

• [F1 “Court”, except in section 10 of this Act, includes a tribunal;]

• “Judgment” means a judgment or order given or made by a court in any civil proceedings, or a judgment or order given or made by a court in any criminal proceedings for the payment of a sum of money in respect of compensation or damages to an injured party;

• “Judgment creditor” means the person in whose favour the judgment was given and includes any person in whom the rights under the judgment have become vested by succession or assignment or otherwise;

• “Judgment debtor” means the person against whom the judgment was given, and includes any person against whom the judgment is enforceable under the law of the original court;

• F2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• “Original court” in relation to any judgment means the court by which the judgment was given;

• “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules of court;

• “Registration” means registration under Part I of this Act, and the expressions “register” and “registered” shall be construed accordingly;

• “Registering court” in relation to any judgment means the court to which an application to register the judgment is made.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, the expression “action in personam” shall not be deemed to include any matrimonial cause or any proceedings in connection with any of the following matters, that is to say, matrimonial matters, administration of the estates of deceased persons, bankruptcy, winding up of companies, lunacy, or guardianship of infants.

Textual Amendments

F1 Definition inserted by Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27, SIF 45:3), s. 35(1), Sch. 10 para. 5(2)

F2 Definition repealed by Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27, SIF 45:3), s. 35(1), Sch. 10 para. 5(3)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 11 extended by Isle of Man Act 1979 (c. 58, SIF 29:4), s. 4