Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (Canada) Order 1987
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1987/468 |
1987 No. 468
JUDGMENTS
The Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (Canada) Order 1987
Made 18th March 1987
Coming into force 18th March 1987
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of March 1987
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas a Convention, a copy whereof is set out in the Schedule to this Order, relating to the Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, signed at Ottawa on 24th April 1984, was ratified on 1st October 1986 by Her Majesty and the Government of Canada and entered into force on 1st January 1987;
And whereas Her Majesty is satisfied that, in the event of the benefits conferred by Part I of the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 19331being extended to judgments in civil and commercial matters given in the courts of Canada, substantial reciprocity of treatment will be assured as regards the enforcement in Canada of similar judgments given in the courts of the United Kingdom;
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by sections 1 and 3 of the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933 and section 9(2) of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 19822and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
1. This Order shall come into force on 18th March 1987 and may be cited as the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (Canada) Order 1987.
2. Part 1 of the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933 shall extend to Canada.
3. The following courts of Canada shall be recognized courts of Canada for the purposes of Part I of the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933, that is to say the Federal Court of Canada and any court of the Province of British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia or Ontario.
4. The following judgments shall be judgments to which Part I of the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933 applies, that is to say any decision, however described (judgment, order and the like), given by a recognized court of Canada in a civil or commercial matter and including an...
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