The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) Order 2003
S.I. 2003/1518 · Made 12 June 2003
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
Made 12th June 2003
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of June 2003
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 2 and 13 of the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985f1, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
Contents
- 1Article 1
- 2Article 2
- 3Article 3
- Signature
- Schedule Schedules 1 and 2 substituted in the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986
- Explanatory note
1
This Order may be cited as the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) Order 2003.
2
The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) Order 2001f1 is revoked.
3
In the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986f1, for Schedules 1 and 2 there shall be substituted Schedules 1 and 2 set out in the Schedule to this Order.
Signature
A.K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
Schedules 1 and 2 substituted in the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986
“SCHEDULE 1
CONVENTION ON THE CIVIL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION, THE HAGUE, 25TH OCTOBER 1980
Article 2
Contracting States to the Convention Territories specified in Declarations under Article 39 or 40 of the Convention Date of Coming into Force of Convention as between the United Kingdom and the State or Territory Argentina — 1st June 1991 Australia Australian States and mainland Territories 1st January 1987 Austria — 1st October 1988 The Bahamas — 1st January 1994 Belarus — 1st September 2003 Belgium — 1st May 1999 Belize — 1st October 1989 Bosnia and Herzegovina — 7th April 1992 Burkina Faso — 1st August 1992 Canada Ontario 1st August 1986 New Brunswick 1st August 1986 British Columbia 1st August 1986 Manitoba 1st August 1986 Nova Scotia 1st August 1986 Newfoundland 1st August 1986 Prince Edward Island 1st August 1986 Quebec 1st August 1986 Yukon Territory 1st August 1986 Saskatchewan 1st November 1986 Alberta 1st February 1987 Northwest Territories 1st April 1988 Chile — 1st May 1994 China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1st September 1997 Macau Special Administrative Region 1st March 1999 Colombia — 1st March 1996 Croatia — 1st December 1991 Cyprus — 1st February 1995 Czech Republic — 1st March 1998 Denmark — 1st July 1991 Ecuador — 1st April 1992 Estonia — 1st September 2003 Fiji — 1st September 2003 Finland — 1st August 1994 France — 1st August 1986 Georgia — 1st October 1997 Germany — 1st December 1990 Greece — 1st June 1993 Honduras — 1st March 1994 Hungary — 1st September 1986 Iceland — 1st November 1996 Ireland — 1st October 1991 Israel — 1st December 1991 Italy — 1st May 1995 Latvia — 1st September 2003 Luxembourg — 1st January 1987 Macedonia — 1st December 1991 Malta — 1st March 2002 Mauritius — 1st June 1993 Mexico — 1st September 1991 Monaco — 1st February 1993 Netherlands — 1st September 1990 New Zealand — 1st August 1991 Norway — 1st April 1989 Panama — 1st May 1994 Peru — 1st September 2003 Poland — 1st November 1992 Portugal — 1st August 1986 Romania — 1st February 1993 St Kitts and Nevis — 1st August 1994 Serbia and Montenegro — 27th April 1992 Slovakia — 1st February 2001 Slovenia — 1st June 1994 South Africa — 1st October 1997 Spain — 1st September 1987 Sweden — 1st June 1989 Switzerland — 1st August 1986 Turkey — 1st August 2001 Turkmenistan — 1st March 1998 United States of America — 1st July 1988 Uruguay — 1st September 2003 Uzbekistan — 1st September 2003 Venezuela — 1st January 1997 Zimbabwe — 1st July 1995 SCHEDULE 2
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF DECISIONS CONCERNING CUSTODY OF CHILDREN AND ON THE RESTORATION OF CUSTODY OF CHILDREN, LUXEMBOURG, 20TH MAY 1980
Article 3
Contracting States to the Convention Territories specified in Declarations under Article 24 or 25 of the Convention Date of Coming into Force of Convention as between the United Kingdom and the State or Territory Austria — 1st August 1986 Belgium — 1st August 1986 Cyprus — 1st October 1986 Czech Republic — 1st July 2000 Denmark — 1st August 1991 Finland — 1st August 1994 France — 1st August 1986 Germany — 1st February 1991 Greece — 1st July 1993 Iceland — 1st November 1996 Ireland — 1st October 1991 Italy — 1st June 1995 Latvia — 1st August 2002 Liechtenstein — 1st August 1997 Luxembourg — 1st August 1986 Malta — 1st February 2000 Netherlands — 1st September 1990 Norway — 1st May 1989 Poland — 1st March 1996 Portugal — 1st August 1986 Spain — 1st August 1986 Sweden — 1st July 1989 Switzerland — 1st August 1986 Turkey — 1st June 2000 ”
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986 in order to add Belarus, Estonia, Fiji, Latvia, Peru, Uruguay and Uzbekistan to the list of Contracting States to the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, done at The Hague on 25th October 1980 (Cm. 33); and to add Latvia to the list of Contracting States to the European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children and on Restoration of Custody of Children, signed at Luxembourg on 20th May 1980 (Cm. 191). The opportunity has also been taken to update the previous reference to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which is now called Serbia and Montenegro.