Explanatory note

This Order, which comes into force on 17th March 1998, amends the European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 by adding Belgium, Moldova and Romania to the states parties to the European Convention on Extradition listed in Schedule 2 to the 1990 Order. It also adds the reservations and declarations made by Belgium, Moldova and Romania to the reservations and declarations set out in Schedule 3 to the 1990 Order, and has the effect of revoking the Orders in Council embodying extradition treaties between the United Kingdom and Belgium, and between the United Kingdom and Romania, to the extent that they apply to the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.