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1980 No. 1392
PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM
The Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978 (Designation of Countries) (No. 2) Order 1980
Made
16th September 1980
Laid before Parliament
19th September 1980
Coming into Operation
12th October 1980
In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 8 of the Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978, I hereby make the following Order:-
1. This Order may be cited as the Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978 (Designation of Countries) (No. 2) Order 1980 and shall come into operation on 12th October 1980.
2. Iceland is hereby designated as a party to the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism signed at Strasbourg on 27th January 1977.
W.S.I. Whitelaw
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
16th September 1980
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order designates Iceland for the purposes of the Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978 so that it becomes a convention country within the meaning of the Act. Iceland is a party to the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism.