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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/extradition-torture-order-1997/schedule-1/paragraph-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1769",
  "legislation_title": "The Extradition (Torture) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/extradition-torture-order-1997",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/8",
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  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The provisions of this article shall come into force when five States Parties to this Convention have made declarations under paragraph 1 of this article. Such declarations shall be deposited by the States Parties with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall transmit copies thereof to the other States parties. A declaration may be withdrawn at any time by notification to the Secretary-General. Such a withdrawal shall not prejudice the consideration of any matter which is the subject of a communication already transmitted under this article; no further communication by or on behalf of an individual shall be received under this article after the notification of withdrawal of the declaration has been received by the Secretary-General, unless the State Party concerned has made a new declaration.",
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  "version": "current",
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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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