{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-extradition-amendment-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/408",
  "legislation_title": "The European Convention on Extradition (Amendment) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-extradition-amendment-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EXTRADITION\nMade 27th February 2003\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 2003\nComing into force 1st April 2003\nAt the Court of Buckingham Palace, the 27th day of February 2003\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas the European Convention on Extradition (“the Convention”), opened for signature at Paris on 13th December 1957, entered into force for the United Kingdom on 14th May 1991;\nAnd whereas Azerbaijan ratified the Convention on 28th June 2002 and made the reservations and declarations set out in Schedule 1 to this Order;\nAnd whereas Denmark withdrew its reservation to Article 2, paragraph 1 of the Convention on 23rd September 2002;\nAnd whereas the United Kingdom signed an Extradition Treaty with Serbia (“the Treaty”) on 6th December 1900;\nAnd whereas Serbia and Montenegro ratified the Convention on 30th September 2002 and made the declarations set out in Schedule 2 to this Order;\nAnd whereas the Treaty remains in force between the United Kingdom and Bosnia-Herzegovina;\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 4(1) of the Extradition Act 1989, 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",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Cm. 1762."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1901/586."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1989 c. 33."
    }
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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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