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

Domicile for purposes of 1968 Convention and Act.

13.—(1) Subject to Article 52, Part I of the Fifth Schedule to this Act shall apply in relation to the text in the English language of the 1968 Convention, and Part II of the said Fifth Schedule shall apply in relation to the text in the Irish language of the 1968 Convention, in order to determine for the purposes of the 1968 Convention and this Act whether an individual is domiciled in the State, in a place in the State or in a state other than a Contracting State.

(2) The seat of a corporation or association shall be treated as its domicile, and Part III of the said Fifth Schedule shall apply in relation to the text in the English language of the 1968 Convention, and Part IV of the said Fifth Schedule shall apply in relation to the text in the Irish language of the 1968 Convention, in order to determine for the purposes of Article 53 of the 1968 Convention and this Act whether a corporation or association has its seat in the State, in a place in the State or in a state other than the State.

(3) Part V of the said Fifth Schedule shall apply in relation to the text in the English language of the 1968 Convention, and Part VI of the said Fifth Schedule shall apply in relation to the text in the Irish language of the 1968 Convention, in order to determine for the purposes of the 1968 Convention and this Act whether a trust is domiciled in the State.

(4) In this section—

“association” means an unincorporated body of persons;

“corporation” means a body corporate.