# Geneva Conventions Act 1957, ARTICLE 140


Accessions shall be notified in writing to the Swiss Federal Council, and shall take effect six months after the date on which they are received.
The Swiss Federal Council shall communicate the accessions to all the Powers in whose name the Convention has been signed, or whose accession has been notified.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/5-6/52/schedule/THIRD/part/6/chapter/2/crossheading/article-140 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/geneva-conventions-act-1957/schedule-THIRD/part-6/chapter-2/crossheading-article-140
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