Part I

Implementation of the Conventions

Main implementing provisions

The 2005 Hague Convention to have the force of law
3D
1
The 2005 Hague Convention shall have the force of law in the United Kingdom.
2
For the purposes of this Act the 2005 Hague Convention is to be read together with
the declarations made by the United Kingdom on 28th September 2020 under Article 21 of the Convention, concerning insurance contracts
.
3
For convenience of reference there are set out in Schedules 3F and 3FA respectively—
a
the English text of the 2005 Hague Convention;
b
the declarations referred to in subsection (2).
Ss. 3C-3E inserted (31.12.2020) by Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020 (c. 24), ss. 1(2), 4(3) (with s. 3(1), Sch. 5 paras. 7, 8)
Words in s. 3D(2) substituted (26.1.2022) by The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (2005 Hague Convention and 2007 Hague Convention) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/77), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)
S. 3D(3) substituted (26.1.2022) by The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (2005 Hague Convention and 2007 Hague Convention) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/77), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)