{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/geneva-conventions-overseas-territories-order-2010/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2963",
  "legislation_title": "The Geneva Conventions (Overseas Territories) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/geneva-conventions-overseas-territories-order-2010",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Geneva Conventions\nMade 15th December 2010\nComing into force 15th January 2011\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of December 2010\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 8(2) of the Geneva Conventions Act 1957 or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to make the following Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1957 c. 52 (the Act was amended by sections 1 to 6 of the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1995(1995 c.27), by sections 70 and 83 of, and Schedule 10 to, the International Criminal Court Act 2001(2001 c.17) and by section 1 of the Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Act 2009 (2009 c.6),"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2963/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."
}