{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consular-conventions-italian-republic-order-1957/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1957/2053",
  "legislation_title": "The Consular Conventions (Italian Republic) Order 1957",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consular-conventions-italian-republic-order-1957",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSULAR RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES\nMade 27th November 1957\nLaid before Parliament 3rd December 1957\nComing into Operation 29th December 1957\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 27th day of November, 1957\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 Her Majesty in respect of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the President of the Italian Republic was signed at Rome on the 1st day of June, 1954, which provides for matters for which provision is made in the said Sections one and two and Section four, and which enters into force 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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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1957/2053/introduction",
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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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