Savings provision48

1

Notwithstanding the amendments made by these Regulations, the relevant instruments continue to have effect as if the amendments had not been made, for the purposes of proceedings, judgments and authentic instruments to which the 1988 Convention continues to apply pursuant to article 63 of the 2007 Lugano Convention (transitional provision).

2

In this regulation—

a

“the 1988 Convention” means the Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters done at Lugano on 16th September 1988;

b

“the 2007 Lugano Convention” means the Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Swiss Confederation and the Kingdom of Denmark signed on behalf of the European Community on 30th October 2007;

c

“the relevant instruments” means—

i

the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982;

ii

the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Interim Relief) Order 1997;

iii

the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act (Provisional Measures) (Scotland) (Order) 1979;

iv

the Civil Procedure Rules 1998;

v

the Employment Tribunals (Enforcement of Orders in Other Jurisdictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2002; and

vi

the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Authentic Instruments and Court Settlements) Order 1993.