Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 1257
Exiting The European Union
Civil Proceedings
Evidence
Family Proceedings
The Service of Documents and Taking of Evidence in Civil and Commercial Matters (Revocation and Saving Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Sift requirements satisfied
13th November 2018
Made
28th November 2018
Laid before Parliament
30th November 2018
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
M1 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 .
The requirements of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 to that Act (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.
PART 1 Introduction
Citation and commencement I1
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Service of Documents and Taking of Evidence in Civil and Commercial Matters (Revocation and Saving Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 and come into force on exit day.
PART 2 Service of Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters
Chapter 1 Interpretation
Interpretation of Part 2 I2
2. In this Partβ
M2 β the 2001 Regulations β means the European Communities (Service of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 ;
M3 β the 2008 Regulations β means the European Communities (Service of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 ;
M4 β the Agreement β means the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters ;
β Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 β means Regulation (EC) No. 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 1348/2000 ;
Chapter 2 Revocations
Revocation of the 2001 Regulations I3
3. The 2001 Regulations are revoked.
Revocation of the 2008 Regulations I4
4. The 2008 Regulations are revoked.
Revocation of Council Decision 2005/794/EC I5
5. Council Decision (EC) 2005/794 of 20 September 2005, on the signing, on behalf of the Community, of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters, is revoked.
Revocation of Council Decision 2006/326/EC I6
6. Council Decision (EC) 2006/326 of 27 April 2006, concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters, is revoked.
Revocation of Regulation (EC) 1393/2007 I7
7. Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 is revoked.
Chapter 2 Savings
[F2 Saving relating to the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents: application of Article 68 of the withdrawal agreement I8
8.β(1) Nothing in this Part affects the application of paragraph (a) of Article 68 of the withdrawal agreement.
(2) The 2001 Regulations continue to have effect for the purposes of that paragraph as if they had not been revoked by regulation 3 of these Regulations.
(3) Regulation (EC) 1393/2007 continues to have effect for the purposes of that paragraph. F2]
Saving: Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 - judicial and extrajudicial documents received in the United Kingdom before exit day
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F3 Chapter 3 The Agreement - cessation, and saving, of rights etc.
The Agreement: cessation, and saving, of rights etc.
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PART 3 Taking of Evidence in Civil and Commercial Matters
Interpretation of Part 3 I9
11. In this Part β Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 β means Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 of the Council of the European Union on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters.
Revocation of Regulation (EC) 1206/2001 I10
12. Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 is revoked.
[F4 Saving relating to requests received before IP completion day: application of Article 68 of the withdrawal agreement I11
13. Nothing in this Part affects the application of paragraph (b) of Article 68 of the withdrawal agreement and Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 continues to have effect for the purposes of that paragraph. F4]
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Justice.
Lucy Frazer
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Ministry of Justice