{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consular-conventions-french-republic-order-1953/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1953/1455",
  "legislation_title": "The Consular Conventions (French Republic) Order 1953",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consular-conventions-french-republic-order-1953",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSULAR RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES\nMade 30th September 1953\nLaid before Parliament 1st October 1953\nComing into Operation 14th January 1954\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 30th day of September, 1953\nPresent,\nThe Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas by Section 6 (1) of the Consular Conventions Act, 1949, (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) it is enacted that Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that Sections one and two or Section four of the Act (which provide for the exercise by consular officers of certain powers in relation to the property of deceased persons, and for the restriction of the powers of entry in relation to consular offices) shall apply to any foreign State specified in the Order, being a State with which a Consular Convention providing for matters for which provision is made by those Sections has been concluded by Her Majesty;\nAnd Whereas a Consular Convention (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”) between His late Majesty King George the Sixth in respect of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the President of the French Republic was signed at Paris on the 31st day of December, 1951, which provides for matters for which provision is made in the said Sections one and two and Section four, and which takes effect on the thirtieth day after the date of exchange of instruments of ratification;\nAnd Whereas Her Majesty desires to ratify the Convention:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred on Her by the Act or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Cmd. 8457."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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