Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 2246
The Extradition (Taking of Hostages) (Amendment) Order 1988
(The document as of February, 2008)
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1988 No. 2246
FUGITIVE CRIMINAL
The Extradition (Taking of Hostages) (Amendment) Order 1988
| Laid before Parliament | 6th January 1989 |
| Coming into force | 1st February 1989 |
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of December 1988
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 2, 17 and 21 of the Extradition Act 1870[1] and sections 3(3) and 5(1) of the Taking of Hostages Act 1982[2], or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Extradition (Taking of Hostages) (Amendment) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 1st February 1989.
2. The Extradition (Taking of Hostages) Order 1985[3] shall be amended by adding to Schedule 2 (which names the foreign States with which the United Kingdom has extradition treaties in force and which are parties to the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages opened for signature at New York on 18th December 1979[4]) the following entries—
| State | Date of Extradition Treaty | Date of Entry into Force of Convention |
|---|
| Czechoslovakia | 11th November 1924 | 26th February 1988 |
| Ecuador | 20th September 1980 | 1st June 1988 |
3. The Extradition (Taking of Hostages) Order 1985 shall be amended by adding to Part I of Schedule 3 (which names the foreign States with which the United Kingdom has no extradition treaties in force and which are parties to the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages opened for signature at New York on 18th December 1979) the following entries—
| State | Date of Entry into Force of Convention |
|---|
| Bulgaria | 9th April 1988 |
| Cameroon | 8th April 1988 |
| German Democratic Republic | 1st June 1988 |
G. I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)This Order amends the Extradition (Taking of Hostages) Order 1985 by adding to Schedule 2 (which names the foreign states with which the United Kingdom has extradition treaties in force and which are parties to the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages opened for signature at New York on 18th December 1979) entries for Czechoslovakia and Ecuador, and by adding to Part I of Schedule 3 (which names the foreign states with which the United Kingdom has no extradition treaties in force and which are parties to the Convention) entries for Bulgaria, Cameroon and the German Democratic Republic.
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Notes:[1] 1870 c. 52.
[2] 1982 c. 28.
[3] S.I. 1985/751, as amended by S.I. 1985/1992, 1986/2015, 1987/2044.
[4] Cmnd. 9100.
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