Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990 (Version in vigour from 2024-01-01 to )

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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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Contenidos

Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990
1: Meaning of “the Rome Convention”
2: Application of the Rome Convention

3: Interpretation of the Rome Convention.

4: Revision of Conventions etc.
4A: Disapplication where the rules in the Rome I Regulations apply: England and Wales and Northern Ireland

4B: Disapplication where the rules in the Rome I Regulation apply: Scotland

5: Consequential amendments.
6: Application to Crown.
7: Commencement.
8: Extent.

9: Short title.
SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Section 2.
The Rome Convention

Title I: Scope of the Convention
Title II: Uniform Rules
“Ordre public”
Article 17
No retrospective effect
Article 18
Uniform interpretation
Article 19
States with more than one legal system
Article 20
Precedence of retained EU law
Article 21
Relationship with other conventions
Article 22
Reservations
Title III: Final Provisions

SCHEDULE 2 Section 2.
The Luxembourg Convention

SCHEDULE 3
The Brussels Protocol

Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
Article 7
Article 8
Article 9
Article 10
Article 11

SCHEDULE 3A Section 2
THE FUNCHAL CONVENTION

Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
Article 7

SCHEDULE 3B Section 2
THE 1996 ACCESSION CONVENTION

TITLE I: General Provisions
TITLE II
Adjustments to the Protocol annexed to the Convention of 1980
TITLE III: Adjustments to the First Protocol of 1988
TITLE IV: Final Provisions

SCHEDULE 4 Section 5.
Consequential Amendments

The Equal Pay Act 1970 (c.41)
The Equal Pay Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (c.32 (N.I.))
The Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c.39)
The Patents Act 1977 (c.37)
The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (c.50)
The Aviation Security Act 1982 (c.36)
The Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c.1)

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