FOREIGN STATES IMMUNITIES ACT 1985
Table of Provisions
PART I--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Interpretation
- 4 External Territories
- 5 Act to bind Crown
- 6 Savings of other laws
- 7 Application
- 8 Application to courts
PART I--I--IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION
- 9 General immunity from jurisdiction
- 10 Submission to jurisdiction
- 11 Commercial transactions
- 12 Contracts of employment
- 13 Personal injury and damage to property
- 14 Ownership, possession and use of property etc.
- 15 Copyright, patents, trade marks etc.
- 16 Membership of bodies corporate etc.
- 17 Arbitrations
- 18 Actions in rem
- 19 Bills of exchange
- 20 Taxes
- 21 Related proceedings
- 22 Application of Part to separate entities
PART I--II--SERVICE AND JUDGMENTS
- 23 Service of initiating process by agreement
- 24 Service through the diplomatic channel
- 25 Other service ineffective
- 26 Waiver of objection to service
- 26A Judgments and orders in ex parte proceedings
- 27 Judgments or orders in default of appearance
- 28 Enforcement of judgments and orders in default of appearance
- 29 Power to grant relief
PART I--V--ENFORCEMENT
- 30 Immunity from execution
- 31 Waiver of immunity from execution
- 32 Execution against commercial property
- 33 Execution against immovable property etc.
- 34 Restrictions on certain other relief
- 35 Application of Part to separate entities
PART V--MISCELLANEOUS
- 36 Heads of foreign States
- 37 Effect of agreements on separate entities
- 38 Power to set aside process etc.
- 39 Discovery
- 40 Certificate as to foreign State etc.
- 41 Certificate as to use
- 42 Restrictions and extensions of immunities and privileges --general
- 42A Extension of immunities--emergency prevention and management
- 43 Regulations
