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The Extradition (Taking of Hostages) (Amendment) Order 1988

S.I. 1988/2246 · Made 21 December 1988

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FUGITIVE CRIMINAL

Made 21st December 1988

Laid before Parliament 6th January 1989

Coming into force 1st February 1989

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of December 1988

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 sections 3(3) and 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 1988 and shall come into force on 1st February 1989.

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 entries—

StateDate of Extradition TreatyDate of Entry into Force of Convention
Czechoslovakia11th November 192426th February 1988
Ecuador20th September 19801st June 1988

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
Bulgaria9th April 1988
Cameroon8th April 1988
German Democratic Republic1st June 1988

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) entries for Czechoslovakia and Ecuador, 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 Bulgaria, Cameroon and the German Democratic Republic.