# The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 1994

S.I. 1994/1889 · made 19 July 1994

This Order, which is made under the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985, amends the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1993in order to specify that, for the purposes of that Act, Finland and St. Kitts and Nevis are Contracting States to the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, The Hague, 25th October 1980, with effect from 1st August 1994.

Made under: Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 (Section 2)

## Introductory text

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
Made 19th July 1994
Coming into force 1st August 1994
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of July 1994
Present,
The Queens Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 2 of the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

## 1 

This Order may be cited as the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 1994, and shall come into force on 1st August 1994.

## 2 

The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 1994is revoked.

## 3 

The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1993is amended by deleting the Schedule and substituting therefor the following—

## CONVENTION ON THE CIVIL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION, THE HAGUE, 25TH OCTOBER 1980

Contracting States to the Convention
Territories specified in Declarations under Article 39 or 40 of the Convention
Date of Coming into force as between the United Kingdom and the State or Territory
The Bahamas
—
1st January 1994
Bosnia and Herzegovina
—
7th April 1992
Chile
—
1st May 1994
Croatia
—
1st December 1991
Finland
—
1st August 1994
Honduras
—
1st March 1994
Macedonia
—
1st December 1991
Panama
—
1st May 1994
Slovenia
—
1st June 1994
St. Kitts and Nevis
—
1st August 1994

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which is made under the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985, amends the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1993in order to specify that, for the purposes of that Act, Finland and St. Kitts and Nevis are Contracting States to the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, The Hague, 25th October 1980, with effect from 1st August 1994.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1889 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-abduction-and-custody-parties-to-conventions-amendment-no-4-order-1994
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