Explanatory note

This Order designates Spain and the Republic of Turkey for the purposes of the Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978 so that they become convention countries within the meaning of the Act. They are both parties to the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism. The following countries have now been designated for the purposes of the Act: Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany (and Berlin (West)), Iceland, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Turkey.