# The Visiting Forces (Designation) Order 2018, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
The United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia concluded a Framework Arrangement on Military and Security Co-operation in September 2017. The Agreement contains provisions on reciprocal concurrent jurisdictional arrangements. In order to effect those provisions, it is necessary to designate Saudi Arabia as a country to which the Visiting Forces Act 1952 applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/836/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/visiting-forces-designation-order-2018/note
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