The Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 (Commencement) Order 1996

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 1996-03-27
State In force
Department Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament
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Made: 27th March 1996

The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Advocate, in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 16(3) of the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995[^f00001], hereby make the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 (Commencement) Order 1996.

2

Part III of the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 shall come into force on 1st May 1996.

Signed

Mackay of Clashfern, C. — Mackay of Drumadoon — Dated 27th March 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints 1st May 1996 as the day on which Part III of the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 shall come into force for the whole of the United Kingdom. Part III establishes new choice of law rules in relation to proceedings brought in England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland in respect of a tort or delict.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1995 c. 42.

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