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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introduction

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

  3. PART 2 Amendment of primary legislation

    1. 2.Administration of Justice Act 1970

    2. 3.Attachment of Earnings Act 1971

    3. 4.Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

    4. 5.For the italic cross-heading preceding section 1 substitute “Interpretation”.

    5. 6.(1) Section 1 (interpretation of references to the Brussels and...

    6. 7.Omit section 2 (the Brussels Conventions to have the force...

    7. 8.Omit section 3 (interpretation of the Brussels Conventions).

    8. 9.In the italic cross-heading preceding section 4, omit “Supplementary”.

    9. 10.Omit section 4 (enforcement of judgments, other than maintenance orders,...

    10. 11.Omit section 4A (enforcement of judgments, other than maintenance orders,...

    11. 12.Omit section 5 (recognition and enforcement of maintenance orders: applications...

    12. 13.Omit section 5A (recognition and enforcement of maintenance orders under...

    13. 14.Omit section 6 (appeals under Articles 37(2) and 41 of...

    14. 15.Omit section 6A (appeals under Article 44 and Annex IV...

    15. 16.(1) Section 7 (interest on registered judgments) is amended as...

    16. 17.Omit section 8 (currency of payment under registered maintenance orders)....

    17. 18.(1) Section 9 (provisions supplementary to Title VII of the...

    18. 19.Omit section 10 (allocation within UK of jurisdiction with respect...

    19. 20.Omit section 11 (proof and admissibility of certain judgments and...

    20. 21.Omit section 11A (proof and admissibility of certain judgments and...

    21. 22.In section 12 (provision for issue of copies of, and...

    22. 23.Omit section 13 (modifications to cover authentic instruments and court...

    23. 24.Omit section 14 (modifications consequential on revision of the Brussels...

    24. 25.(1) Section 15 (interpretation of Part 1 and consequential amendments)...

    25. 26.Before section 16, insert— Jurisdiction in consumer and employment matters...

    26. 27.Before section 16, but after the provision inserted by regulation...

    27. 28.(1) Section 16 (allocation within UK of jurisdiction in certain...

    28. 29.Before section 18, insert— Recognition of judgments .

    29. 30.In section 18 (enforcement of UK judgments in other parts...

    30. 31.(1) Section 20 (rules as to jurisdiction in Scotland) is...

    31. 32.(1) Section 24 (interim relief and protective measures in cases...

    32. 33.(1) Section 25 (interim relief in England and Wales and...

    33. 34.(1) Section 27 (provisional and protective measures in Scotland in...

    34. 35.In section 28 (application of section 1 of Administration of...

    35. 36.In section 30 (proceedings in England and Wales or Northern...

    36. 37.In section 32 (overseas judgments given in proceedings brought in...

    37. 38.In section 33 (certain steps not to amount to submission...

    38. 39.(1) Section 41 (domicile of individuals) is amended as follows....

    39. 40.Omit section 41A (domicile of individuals for the purposes of...

    40. 41.(1) Section 42 (domicile and seat of corporation or association)...

    41. 42.After section 42 insert— Domicile of corporation or association for...

    42. 43.(1) Section 43 (seat of corporation or association for the...

    43. 44.Omit section 43A (seat of companies or other legal persons,...

    44. 45.Omit section 44 (persons deemed to be domiciled in the...

    45. 46.Omit section 44A (persons deemed to be domiciled in the...

    46. 47.In section 45 (domicile of trusts), in subsection (1), omit...

    47. 48.(1) Section 46 (domicile and seat of the Crown) is...

    48. 49.Omit section 47 (modifications occasioned by decisions of European Court...

    49. 50.(1) Section 48 (matters for which rules of court may...

    50. 51.(1) In section 49 (saving for powers to stay, sist,...

    51. 52.(1) Section 50 (interpretation: general) is amended as follows.

    52. 53.Omit Schedule 1 (text of 1968 Convention, as amended).

    53. 54.Omit Schedule 2 (text of 1971 Protocol, as amended).

    54. 55.Omit Schedule 3 (text of Titles V and VI of...

    55. 56.Omit Schedule 3A (text of Titles V and VI of...

    56. 57.Omit Schedule 3B (text of Titles V and VI of...

    57. 58.Omit Schedule 3BB (text of Titles V and VI of...

    58. 59.In Schedule 4— (a) omit rules 7, 8, 9 and...

    59. 60.In Schedule 5 (proceedings excluded from Schedule 4), in paragraph...

    60. 61.In Schedule 8 (rules as to jurisdiction in Scotland), in...

    61. 62.In Schedule 9 (proceedings excluded from Schedule 8), in paragraph...

    62. 63.Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984

    63. 64.The Matrimonial and Family Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

    64. 65.The Companies (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990

    65. 66.Social Security Administration Act 1992

    66. 67.Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

    67. 68.Civil Partnership Act 2004

    68. 69.Defamation Act 2013

  4. PART 3 Amendment of subordinate legislation

    1. 70.The High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991

    2. 71.The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Interim Relief) Order 1997

    3. 72.The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Provisional and Protective Measures) (Scotland) Order 1997

    4. 73.The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Gibraltar) Order 1997

    5. 74.The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Authentic Instruments and Court Settlements) Order 2001

    6. 75.The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Order 2001

    7. 76.The Employment Tribunals (Enforcement of Orders in Other Jurisdictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2002

    8. 77.The Armed Forces (Service of Process in Maintenance Proceedings) Regulations 2009

    9. 78.The Armed Forces (Forfeitures and Deductions) Regulations 2009

    10. 79.The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Regulations 2009

    11. 80.The International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention 2007 etc.) Regulations 2012

    12. 81.The International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention 2007 etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

  5. PART 4 Treaty rights and obligations

    1. 82.The 1968 Convention, the Lugano Conventions and the EC-Denmark Agreement

  6. PART 5 Revocation of retained direct EU legislation

    1. 83.Council Decision of 28 May 2001 (2001/470/EC)

    2. 84.Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001

    3. 85.Council Decision of 20 September 2005 (2005/790/EC)

    4. 86.Council Decision of 27 April 2006 (2006/325/EC)

    5. 87.Council Decision of 15 October 2007 (2007/712/EC)

    6. 88.Council Decision of 27 November 2008 (2009/430/EC)

    7. 89.Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012

    8. 90.Regulation (EU) No 542/2014

    9. 91.Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/281

  7. Part 6 Savings

    1. 92.Savings relating to jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement

    2. 93.Modifications of relevant instruments and EU-derived domestic legislation saved by regulation 92

    3. 94.Savings for European Enforcement Orders and European Orders for Payment applied for, and European Small Claims Procedures commenced, before exit day

    4. 95.Interpretation of this Part

  8. Signature

  9. Explanatory Note