- (c) the third party does not fall to be treated under subsection (1) as a party to the arbitration agreement,
the third party shall, if he exercises the right, be treated for the purposes of that Act as a party to the arbitration agreement in relation to the matter with respect to which the right is exercised, and be treated as having been so immediately before the exercise of the right.
Northern Ireland. 9.—(1) In its application to Northern Ireland, this Act has effect with the modifications specified in subsections (2) and (3).
(2) In section 6(2), for “section 14 of the 1985 c. 6.
S.I. 1986/1032 (N.I. 6).Companies Act 1985” there is substituted “Article 25 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986”.
(3) In section 7, for subsection (3) there is substituted—
- “(3) In Articles 4(a) and 15 of the S.I. 1989/1339 (N.I. 11).Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, the references to an action founded on a simple contract and an action upon an instrument under seal shall respectively include references to an action brought in reliance on section 1 relating to a simple contract and an action brought in reliance on that section relating to a contract under seal.”.
(4) In the 1964 c. 23 (N.I.).Law Reform (Husband and Wife) (Northern Ireland) Act 1964, the following provisions are hereby repealed—
- (a) section 5, and
- (b) in section 6, in subsection (1)(a), the words “in the case of section 4” and “and in the case of section 5 the contracting party” and, in subsection (3), the words “or section 5”.
Short title, commencement and extent. 10.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
(2) This Act comes into force on the day on which it is passed but, subject to subsection (3), does not apply in relation to a contract entered into before the end of the period of six months beginning with that day.
(3) The restriction in subsection (2) does not apply in relation to a contract which—
- (a) is entered into on or after the day on which this Act is passed, and
- (b) expressly provides for the application of this Act.
(4) This Act extends as follows—
- (a) section 9 extends to Northern Ireland only;
- (b) the remaining provisions extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland only.
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