Choice of Court (Hague Convention) Act 2015
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Definitions | ||
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1. In this Act— | ||
“Contracting State” means a state in respect of which the Convention has entered into force in accordance with Article 31 of that Convention and shall be construed so that this Act shall have effect in relation to— | ||
(a) in case a Contracting State has declared pursuant to Article 28.1 of that Convention that the Convention shall extend to one or more territorial units within the State, the territorial unit or units concerned, and | ||
(b) each other Contracting State; | ||
“Convention” means the Convention on Choice of Court Agreements done at The Hague on the 30th day of June 2005; | ||
“enforcement order” means— | ||
(a) an order made by the Master of the High Court under section 5 of this Act for the recognition or enforcement of the whole or part of a judgment, or | ||
(b) an order of the High Court on appeal from a decision of the Master of the High Court under that section, | ||
and includes an enforcement order made or varied on appeal from a decision of the High Court; | ||
“judgment” means a judgment or order (by whatever name called) that is a judgment for the purposes of the Convention and, except in sections 4 and 8 , includes a judicial settlement referred to in Article 12 of the Convention; | ||
“Minister” means the Minister for Justice and Equality. |