The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Amendment) Order 2000

PART IAMENDMENTS TO THE ACT RESULTING FROM THE REVISION OF THE BRUSSELS CONVENTION

3.  In section 1(1)—

(a)after the definition of the 1989 Accession Convention insert—

“the 1996 Accession Convention” means the Convention on the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the 1968 Convention and the 1971 Protocol, with the adjustments made to them by the Accession Convention, the 1982 Accession Convention and the 1989 Accession Convention, signed at Brussels on 29th November 1996,;

(b)in the definition of the Brussels Conventions for “and the 1989 Accession Convention”, substitute, “, the 1989 Accession Convention and the 1996 Accession Convention”.

4.  In section 1(2)(a) for “and the 1989 Accession Convention” substitute “, the 1989 Accession Convention and the 1996 Accession Convention”.

5.  In section 1(3)—

(a)after “(Spain and Portugal),” insert “or under the 1996 Accession Convention (Austria, Finland and Sweden)”; and

(b)before “as the case might be” insert “or being a state in respect of which the 1996 Accession Convention has entered into force in accordance with Article 16 of that Convention,”.

6.  In section 2(2)—

(a)for “and 3B” substitute “, 3B and 3C”;

(b)in subsections (a) and (b), after the words “the 1982 Accession Convention”, wherever they appear, delete “and”;

(c)at the end of subsection (a) insert—“and by Titles II and III of the 1996 Accession Convention”;

(d)at the end of subsection (b) insert—“and by Title IV of the 1996 Accession Convention”;

(e)after subsection (e) insert—

(f)Titles V and VI of the 1996 Accession Convention (transitional and final provisions),; and

(f)for “and in Article 34 of the 1989 Accession Convention” insert “, in Article 34 of the 1989 Accession Convention and in Article 18 of the 1996 Accession Convention”.

7.  In section 50, for “the 1982 Accession Convention” and “the 1989 Accession Convention” substitute, “the 1982 Accession Convention”, “the 1989 Accession Convention” and “the 1996 Accession Convention”.

8.—(1) For Schedule 1, substitute Schedule 1 to this Order;

(2) For Schedule 2, substitute Schedule 2 to this Order;

(3) After Schedule 3B, insert Schedule 3BB as set out in Schedule 3 to this Order.