Part II

Jurisdiction, and Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments, within United Kingdom

Exclusion of certain proceedings from Schedule 4.
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1
Schedule 4 shall not apply to proceedings of any description listed in Schedule 5 or to proceedings in Scotland under any enactment which confers jurisdiction on a Scottish court in respect of a specific subject-matter on specific grounds.
2
Her Majesty may by Order in Council—
a
add to the list in Schedule 5 any description of proceedings in any part of the United Kingdom; and
b
remove from that list any description of proceedings in any part of the United Kingdom (whether included in the list as originally enacted or added by virtue of this subsection).
3
An Order in Council under subsection (2)—
a
may make different provisions for different descriptions of proceedings, for the same description of proceedings in different courts or for different parts of the United Kingdom; and
b
may contain such transitional and other incidental provisions as appear to Her Majesty to be appropriate.
4
An Order in Council under subsection (2) shall not be made unless a draft of the Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
S. 17(1) excluded (1.10.2008) by The Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1889), art. 4(4)