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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-extradition-order-1990-amendment-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1759",
  "legislation_title": "The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (Amendment) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-extradition-order-1990-amendment-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EXTRADITION\nMade 22nd July 1997\nLaid before Parliament 1st August 1997\nComing into force 1st September 1997\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 22nd day of July 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 section 3(2) of the Extradition Act 1989 provides that for the purpose of extradition procedures under Part III of the Act, a State which is a party to the Convention may be treated as a foreign State:\nAnd whereas the Convention entered into force in respect of Malta on 17th June 1996 and Malta made the reservations and declarations set out in article 2(c) 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": [
    {
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Cm. 1762."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1989 c. 33."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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