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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-extradition-fiscal-offences-amendment-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1830",
  "legislation_title": "The European Convention on Extradition (Fiscal Offences) (Amendment) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-extradition-fiscal-offences-amendment-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EXTRADITION\nMade 16th July 2002\nLaid before Parliament 26th July 2002\nComing into force 27th August 2002\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 16th day of July 2002\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas the European Convention on Extradition (“the Convention”), opened for signature by Members of the Council of Europe on 13th December 1957, entered into force for the United Kingdom on 14th May 1991;\nAnd whereas the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention (“the Protocol”) was opened for signature by Members of the Council of Europe which have signed the Convention on 17th March 1978;\nAnd whereas on 6th June 1994 the United Kingdom became a party to the Protocol and accepted Chapter II of the Protocol;\nAnd whereas it is now intended to extend the territorial application of the Protocol to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man in relation to all the States parties to the Protocol;\nAnd whereas Georgia ratified the Protocol on 15th June 2001 and made the reservations and declarations set out in article 2(4) of this Order;\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": "Cm. 2113."
    },
    {
      "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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