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1993 No. 1573
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1993
Made
23rd June 1993
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of June 1993
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 2 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.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1993.
(2) The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) (No. 5) Order 1992(2) is revoked.
2. For Schedule 1 to the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986(3) there shall be substituted the following-
Article 2
"SCHEDULE 1CONVENTION ON THE CIVIL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION, THE HAGUE, 25th OCTOBER 1980
| Contracting States to the Convention | Territories specified in Declarations under Article 39 or 40 of the Convention | Date of Coming into Force as between the United Kingdom and the State or Territory |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | - | 1st June 1991 |
| Australia | Australian States and mainland Territories | 1st January 1987 |
| Austria | - | 1st October 1988 |
| Belize | - | 1st October 1989 |
| Burkina | - | 1st August 1992 |
| Canada | Ontario New Brunswick British Columbia Manitoba Nova Scotia Newfoundland Prince Edward Island Quebec Yukon Territory Saskatchewan Alberta Northwest Territories | 1st August 1986 1st August 1986 1st August 1986 1st August 1986 1st August 1986 1st August 1986 1st August 1986 1st August 1986 1st August 1986 1st November 1986 1st February 1987 1st April 1988 |
| Denmark | - | 1st July 1991 |
| Ecuador | - | 1st April 1992 |
| France | - | 1st August 1986 |
| Germany | - | 1st December 1990 |
| Greece | - | 1st June 1993 |
| Hungary | - | 1st September 1986 |
| Republic of Ireland | - | 1st October 1991 |
| Israel | - | 1st December 1991 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1st January 1987 |
| Mauritius | - | 1st June 1993 |
| Mexico | - | 1st September 1991 |
| Monaco | - | 1st February 1993 |
| Netherlands | - | 1st September 1990 |
| New Zealand | - | 1st August 1991 |
| Norway | - | 1st April 1989 |
| Poland | - | 1st November 1992 |
| Portugal | - | 1st August 1986 |
| Romania | - | 1st February 1993 |
| Spain | - | 1st September 1987 |
| Sweden | - | 1st June 1989 |
| Switzerland | - | 1st August 1986 |
| United States | - | 1st July 1988 |
| Yugoslavia | - | 1st December 1991" |
N. H. Nicholls
Clerk of the Privy Council
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986. It adds Mauritius and Greece to the list of the Contracting States to the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction signed at The Hague on 25th October 1980 (Cm 33).