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Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of Judgments (European Communities) Act, 1988

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Number 3 of 1988

JURISDICTION OF COURTS AND ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS (EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES) ACT, 1988

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Application of Act.

3.

Conventions to have force of law.

4.

Interpretation of Conventions.

5.

Applications for recognition and enforcement of Community judgments.

6.

Enforcement of Community judgments (other than maintenance orders).

7.

Enforcement of Community maintenance orders.

8.

Provisions in enforcement orders for payment of interest on judgments and payment of costs.

9.

Currency of payments under Community maintenance orders.

10.

Proof and admissibility of certain judgments and related translations and documents.

11.

Provisional, including protective, measures.

12.

Provision of certain documents by courts in the State to interested parties.

13.

Domicile for purposes of 1968 Convention and Act.

14.

Venue for certain proceedings instituted in Circuit Court or District Court by virtue of this Act.

15.

Short title, construction and commencement.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Text of the 1968 Convention as amended by the 1978 Accession Convention and the 1982 Accession Convention.

SECOND SCHEDULE

Text of the 1971 Protocol as amended by the 1978 Accession Convention and the 1982 Accession Convention.

THIRD SCHEDULE

Titles V and VI of the 1978 Accession Convention.

FOURTH SCHEDULE

Titles V and VI of the 1982 Accession Convention.

FIFTH SCHEDULE

Domicile.

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Part V

Part VI

Acts Referred to

Central Bank Act, 1971

1971, No. 24

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1986

Defence Act, 1954

1954, No. 18

Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1940

1940, No. 23

European Communities Act, 1972

1972, No. 27

Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976

1976, No. 27

Illegitimate Children (Affiliation Orders) Act, 1930

1930, No. 17

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Number 3 of 1988

JURISDICTION OF COURTS AND ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS (EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES) ACT, 1988

AN ACT TO GIVE THE FORCE OF LAW TO THE CONVENTION ON JURISDICTION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS IN CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS (INCLUDING THE PROTOCOL ANNEXED TO THAT CONVENTION) SIGNED AT BRUSSELS ON THE 27TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1968, THE PROTOCOL ON THE INTERPRETATION OF THAT CONVENTION BY THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES SIGNED AT LUXEMBOURG ON THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 1971, AND THE CONVENTIONS PROVIDING FOR THE ACCESSION OF THE STATE, DENMARK, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THAT CONVENTION AND THAT PROTOCOL AND TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS CONSEQUENT UPON AND OTHERWISE RELATED TO THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [5th March, 1988]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: