{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/extradition-torture-order-1991/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/1702",
  "legislation_title": "The Extradition (Torture) Order 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/extradition-torture-order-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EXTRADITION\nMade 24th July 1991\nLaid before Parliament 1st August 1991\nComing into force 22nd August 1991\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 24th day of July 1991\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”) adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10th December 1984, the terms of which are set out in Schedule 1 to this Order, entered into force for the United Kingdom on 7th January 1989:\nAnd whereas the States mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Order are foreign States in respect of which the Convention is for the time being in force and in relation to which Orders in Council under section 2 of the Extradition Act 1870 are in force:\nAnd whereas the States mentioned in Schedule 3 to this Order are foreign States in respect of which the Convention is for the time being in force and with which extradition arrangements are in force in relation to extradition between those States and one or more of the Territories specified in Schedule 5 to this Order:\nAnd whereas the States mentioned in Part I of Schedule 4 to this Order are foreign States in respect of which the Convention is for the time being in force but with which no general extradition arrangements have been made:\nAnd whereas section 22(3) of the Extradition Act 1989 provides that where general extradition arrangements have not been made with a State which is a party to the Convention, and no Order in Council under section 2 of the Extradition Act 1870 is in force in relation to that State, an Order in Council applying the 1989 Act may be made under section 4 of that Act as if the Convention constituted general extradition arrangements between the United Kingdom and the foreign State, or any foreign State, party to the Convention:\nNow therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 2 and 21 of the Extradition Act 1870 and sections 4(1), 22(3), 30(1) and 37(3) of the Extradition Act 1989 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:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Cmnd. 9593."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1870 c. 52; the Act was repealed by the Extradition Act 1989 with the savings mentioned in section 37 of that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1989 c. 33."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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