Statutory Instruments
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
Made
14th December 1994
Coming into force
1st February 1995
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of December 1994
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. This Order may be cited as the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) (No.6) Order 1994, and shall come into force on 1st February 1995.
2. The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) (No.4) Order 1994(2) is revoked.
3. The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1993(3) is amended by deleting the Schedule and substituting therefor the following-
Article 2
Contracting States to the Convention | Territories specified in Declarations under Articles 39 or 40 of the Convention | Coming into force as between the United Kingdom and the State or Territory |
---|---|---|
The Bahamas | - | 1st January 1994 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 7th April 1992 |
Chile | - | 1st May 1994 |
Croatia | - | 1st December 1991 |
Cyprus | - | 1st February 1995 |
Finland | - | 1st August 1994 |
Honduras | - | 1st March 1994 |
Macedonia | - | 1st December 1991 |
Panama | - | 1st May 1994 |
Slovenia | - | 1st June 1994 |
St. Kitts and Nevis | - | 1st August 1994" |
R. P. Bulling
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which is made under the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985, amends the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1993(4) in order to specify that, for the purposes of that Act, Cyprus is a Contracting State to the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, The Hague, 25th October 1980, with effect from 1st February 1995.