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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-extradition-order-1990-amendment-no-2-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2596",
  "legislation_title": "The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-extradition-order-1990-amendment-no-2-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EXTRADITION\nMade 30th October 1997\nLaid before Parliament 7th November 1997\nComing into force 1st December 1997\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 30th day of October 1997\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 the Convention entered into force in respect of Estonia on 27th July 1997 and Estonia made the declaration set out in article 2 of this Order:\nAnd whereas the Convention entered into force in respect of Latvia on 31st July 1997 and Latvia made the declaration set out in article 2 of this Order:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by sections 4(1) and 37(3) 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": "1989 c. 33 to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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