{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/geneva-conventions-act-jersey-order-2012/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/geneva-conventions-act-jersey-order-2012/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/2589",
  "legislation_title": "The Geneva Conventions Act (Jersey) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/geneva-conventions-act-jersey-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Geneva Conventions\nMade 17th October 2012\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 17th day of October 2012\nPresent\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the power conferred on Her by section 8(2) of the Geneva Conventions Act 1957, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1957 c.52. The provisions of this Act extend, with modifications, to Jersey by virtue of S.I. 1966/949. The Act was amended by the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1995 (c. 27) and the provisions of that Act were extended to Jersey, with modifications, by virtue of S.I. 1999/1744. Section 8(2) was applied by section 7(4) of the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1995 and by section 3(3) of the Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Act 2009 (c.6)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2589/introduction",
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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."
}