Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1990 c. 36
  • In this Act, a reference to the Rome Convention is a reference to the provisions contained in Schedule 1 (which is derived from the Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations opened for signature in Rome on 19th June 1980) .
  • (1) The Rome Convention applies to contracts made on or after 1st April 1991.(1A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(3) F27The Rome Convention shall apply in the case of conflicts between the laws of different parts of the United Kingdom.(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1) Any question as to the meaning or effect of any provision of the Rome Convention is to be decided in accordance with section 6 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (interpretation of retained EU law) .(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .the report on the F32Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations by Professor Mario Giuliano and Professor Paul Lagarde which is reproduced in the Official Journal of the Communities of 31st October 1980 may be considered in ascertaining the meaning or effect of any provision of F33the Rome Convention; .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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