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Article 2

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The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990f1 (“the 1990 Order”) shall be amended as follows:

(a)

In article 5(2), at the end, there shall be added the words, “to the extent specified in that Schedule.”.

(b)

In Part 1 of Schedule 2 (which names States parties to the Convention) the entry for “Czech and Slovak Federal Republic” shall be deleted and, at the respective appropriate points in the alphabetical order, the following entries shall be inserted—

(i)

“Croatia”;

(ii)

“Czech Republic”;

(iii)

“Slovakia”; and

(iv)

“Slovenia”.

(c)

In Schedule 3 (which sets out the reservations and declarations made by States parties to the Convention), the following Part shall be inserted after Part 1A:

“PART 1B

CROATIA

Declaration

Article 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia prohibits the extradition of Croatian citizens.

Consequently, the Republic of Croatia will not allow any extradition or transit (Article 21, paragraph 2, of the Convention) of its own citizens.

The “nationality” of a person being requested for extradition will be considered in terms of the time when the criminal act was committed and in compliance with the regulations of the Republic of Croatia regarding citizenship (Article 6, paragraph 1(b), of the Convention).

The Republic of Croatia will approve the transit of a person only under the conditions applying to extradition (Article 21, paragraph 5, of the Convention).”.

(d)

In Schedule 5, at the end there shall be added the following Part, namely:

“PART 4

ORDER REVOKED WITH EFFECT FROM 1ST SEPTEMBER 1995

Order in Council directing that the Extradition Acts shall apply in the case of Servia (S.R. & O. 1901 No. 586), so far as that Order relates to extradition between Croatia or Slovenia and the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or any colony.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1990/1507 as amended by S.I. 1992/2663, 1993/2667, 1994/2796, 1994/3203, 1995/1624.