Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980
c. 11
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7.-(1) If it appears to Her Majesty that the law of an over- Enforcement seas country provides or will provide for the enforcement in of overseas that country of judgments given under section 6 above, Her judgment Majesty may by Order in Council provide for the enforcement provision in the United Kingdom of judgments given under any provision corresponding of the law of that country corresponding to that section. to s. 6.
(2) An Order under this section may apply, with or without modification, any of the provisions of the Foreign Judgments 1933 c. 13. (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933.
8. (1) This Act may be cited as the Protection of Trading Short title, Interests Act 1980.
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interpretation, repeals and
(2) In this Act "overseas country means any country or extent, territory outside the United Kingdom other than one for whose international relations Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom are responsible.
(3) References in this Act to the law or a court, tribunal or authority of an overseas country include, in the case of a federal state, references to the law or a court, tribunal or authority of any constituent part of that country.
(4) References in this Act to a claim for, or to entitlement to, contribution are references to a claim or entitlement based on an enactment or rule of law.
(5) The Shipping Contracts and Commercial Documents Act 1964 c. 87. 1964 (which is superseded by this Act) is hereby repealed, to- gether with paragraph 18 of Schedule 2 and paragraph 24 of Schedule 3 to the Criminal Law Act 1977 (which contain amend- 1977 c. 45. ments of that Act).
(6) Subsection (5) above shall not affect the operation of the said Act of 1964 in relation to any directions given under that Act before the passing of this Act.
(7) This Act extends to Northern Ireland.
(8) Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that this Act shall extend with such exceptions, adaptations and modifica- tions, if any, as may be specified in the Order to any territory outside the United Kingdom, being a territory for the interna- tional relations of which Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom are responsible.
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