The Unified Patent Court (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2018

Made: 8th February 2018

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 8th day of February 2018

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

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PART 1 — General

Citation, commencement, extent and application

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Interpretation

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PART 2 — The Court

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PART 3 — Immunities, privileges, reliefs and exemptions of the Court

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PART 4 — Representatives

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PART 5 — Judges, Registrar and Deputy-Registrar

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PART 6 — The Staff

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Signed

Richard Tilbrook — Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1968 c.48. Section 1 was amended by section 1 of the International Organisations Act 1981 (c.9) and article 2 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (International Immunities and Privileges, Companies and Adoption) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3542).

[^f00002]: The function of approving a draft of an Order in Council under section 10 of the Act has been transferred from both Houses of Parliament to the Scottish Parliament under section 118 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (as amended by section 12 of the Scotland Act 2012 (c.11)) in so far as the function is exercisable within devolved competence.

[^f00003]: The date on which the Protocol enters into force in the United Kingdom will be published on the relevant page on UK Treaties Online which can be found at this link: https://www.gov.uk/uk-treaties.

[^f00004]: The setting of non-domestic rates is within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament by exemption to Section A1 of Schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998 c.46. Section A1 was amended by section 23(5) of the Scotland Act 2012 (c.11).

[^f00005]: 1998 c.46. Section A1 was amended by section 23(5) of the Scotland Act 2012 (c.11).

[^f00006]: Cm 8653.

[^f00007]: Cm 9405.

[^f00008]: 1979 c.5.

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Editorial notes

[^key-13c2876be3d8d5bacedae8c63689126f]: Order revoked (12.4.2021) by The Patents (European Patent with Unitary Effect and Unified Patent Court) (Repeal and Revocation) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/355), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 2