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

Short title, construction and commencement.

15.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of Judgments (European Communities) Act, 1988.

(2) The Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1986, and sections 5 to 8 , and 11 , 12 and 14 of this Act shall be construed together as one.

(3) (a) This Act, other than section 3 in so far as it relates to the 1982 Accession Convention, shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister shall fix by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so fixed for different purposes and different provisions.

(b) Section 3 of this Act shall, in so far as it relates to the 1982 Accession Convention, come into operation on such day or days as the Minister shall fix by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so fixed for different purposes and different provisions and any day so fixed may be the same day as a day fixed under paragraph (a) of this subsection or a different day.