{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/visiting-forces-designation-order-2008/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/visiting-forces-designation-order-2008/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/299",
  "legislation_title": "The Visiting Forces (Designation) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/visiting-forces-designation-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DEFENCE\nMade 12th February 2008\nComing into force in relation to each country specified in Article 4 on the date determined in accordance with Article 2\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of February 2008\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nIt appears to Her Majesty that, as the countries specified in Article 4 to this Order are party to arrangements for defence co-operation to which the United Kingdom is also party, the provisions of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 (‘the 1952 Act’) following section 1 should have effect in relation to each of those countries:\nAccordingly, Her Majesty, on the advice of Her Privy Council and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(2) and 15(2) of the 1952 Act, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1952 c. 67."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 1(2) was amended by section 33 of the Armed Forces Act 1996 (c.46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/299/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:36:56.230800+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}