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Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 3156

The Child Abduction and Custody (Falkland Islands) Order 1996

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1996 No. 3156

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS

The Child Abduction and Custody (Falkland Islands) Order 1996

Made19th December 1996
Laid before Parliament7th January 1997
Coming into force1st March 1997

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of December 1996

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

    Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 28 of the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985[1], 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 Child Abduction and Custody (Falkland Islands) Order 1996, and shall come into force on 1 March 1997.
        2.    Sections 1 to 24A, inclusive, section 25(1) and (2), sections 26 and 27 of and Schedules 1 to 3, inclusive, to the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985, modified as in the Schedule hereto, shall extend to the Falkland Islands.
        3.    For the purpose of the Schedule hereto, the term "Governor" means the officer for the time being administering the Government of the Falkland Islands.




N. H. Nicholls

Clerk of the Privy Council







Notes:

[1] 1985 c. 60.

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