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The Extradition (Taking of Hostages) (Amendment) Order 1987

S.I. 1987/2044 · Made 26 November 1987

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FUGITIVE CRIMINAL

Made 26th November 1987

Laid before Parliament 4th December 1987

Coming into force 1st January 1988

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of November 1987

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 2, 17 and 21 of the Extradition Act 1870f1 and section 5(1) of the Taking of Hostages Act 1982f2, or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1870 c. 52.

f2

1982 c. 28.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Extradition (Taking of Hostages) (Amendment) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 1st January 1988.

2

The Extradition (Taking of Hostages) Order 1985f1 shall be amended by adding to Schedule 2 (which names the foreign States with which the United Kingdom has extradition treaties in force and which are parties to the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages opened for signature at New York on 18th December 1979f2) the following entry—

StateDate of Extradition TreatyDate of Entry into Force of Convention
Austria9th January 196321st September 1986

3

The Extradition (Taking of Hostages) Order 1985 shall be amended by adding to Part I of Schedule 3 (which names the foreign States with which the United Kingdom has no extradition treaties in force and which are parties to the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages opened for signature at New York on 18th December 1979) the following entries—

StateDate of Entry into Force of Convention
Japan8th July 1987
Senegal9th April 1987
Togo24th August 1986

Signature

G. I. de Deney

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Extradition (Taking of Hostages) Order 1985 by adding to Schedule 2 (which names the foreign states with which the United Kingdom has extradition treaties in force and which are parties to the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages opened for signature at New York on 18th December 1979) an entry for Austria, and by adding to Part I of Schedule 3 (which names the foreign states with which the United Kingdom has no extradition treaties in force and which are parties to the Convention) entries for Japan, Senegal and Togo.