This Act of Sederunt makes changes to the Act of Sederunt (Child Care and Maintenance Rules) 1997 to take account of new section 5A being inserted into the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 by virtue of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Regulations 2009.

These changes arise in consequence of the Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, which was agreed by the European Community, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Swiss Confederation and the Kingdom of Denmark on 30th October 2007 (known as the Lugano Convention). The Lugano Convention was ratified by the Council of Ministers on 18th May 2009 and enters into force for the European Community and Norway on 1st January 2010.