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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-extradition-order-1990-amendment-order-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2035",
  "legislation_title": "The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (Amendment) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-extradition-order-1990-amendment-order-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EXTRADITION\nMade 21st July 1999\nLaid before Parliament 29th July 1999\nComing into force 1st September 1999\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of July 1999\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 Albania on 17th August 1998 and Albania made the reservations and declarations set out in Article 2(b)(i) of this Order:\nAnd whereas the Convention entered into force in respect of Ukraine on 9th June 1998 and Ukraine made the reservations and declarations set out in Article 2(b)(iii) 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."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2035/introduction",
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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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