The purpose of the Act is to provide for the implementation in domestic law of international agreements on private international law.
	The Act contains two main sections:
Section 1 implements the following three international agreements drawn up under the auspices of the Hague Conference on Private International Law:
the 1996 Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children ("the 1996 Hague Convention");
the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements ("the 2005 Hague Convention"); and
the 2007 Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and other Forms of Family Maintenance ("the 2007 Hague Convention").
Section 2 contains a delegated power which allows the Government to implement international agreements on PIL in domestic law in future via secondary legislation.
Overview of the Act