Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) (Amendment) Act 2003

Recognition and enforcement of Judgement of Member State of European Communities in relation to Supplementary Fund.

11.—The Act of 1988 is amended by inserting the following new Part after Part IV:

“PART IV A

RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGEMENT OF MEMBER STATE OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN RELATION TO SUPPLEMENTARY FUND

Judgement in relation to Supplementary Fund.

29A.—(1) This Part shall apply only to a judgement of a Member State in relation to the Supplementary Fund.

(2) The Council Regulation and the European Communities (Civil and Commercial Judgements) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 52 of 2002 ) apply in respect of a judgement of a Member State other than a court or tribunal of a territory of a Member State to which the Council Regulation does not apply.

(3) In this Part—

‘Council Regulation’ means Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001 of 22 December 20001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgements in civil and commercial matters;

‘Member State’ means a Member State of the European Communities, other than the State and Denmark.”.

1 OJ No. L12 of 16.1.2001, p.1.