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1995 No. 264
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) Order 1995
Made
8th February 1995
Coming into force
1st March 1995
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 8th day of February 1995
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 13 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) Order 1995, and shall come into force on 1st March 1995.
(2) The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) (No. 5) Order 1994(2) is revoked.
2. For Schedule 2 to the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986(3) there shall be substituted the following-
Article 3
"SCHEDULE 2EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF DECISIONS CONCERNING CUSTODY OF CHILDREN AND ON THE RESTORATION OF CUSTODY OF CHILDREN, LUXEMBOURG, 20TH MAY 1980
| Contracting States to the Convention | Territories specified in Declarations under Article 24 or 25 of the Convention | Date of Coming into Force of Convention as between the United Kingdom and the State or Territory |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | - | 1st August 1986 |
| Belgium | - | 1st August 1986 |
| Cyprus | - | 1st October 1986 |
| Denmark | - | 1st August 1991 |
| Finland | - | 1st August 1994 |
| France | - | 1st August 1986 |
| Germany | - | 1st February 1991 |
| Greece | - | 1st July 1993 |
| The Republic of Ireland | - | 1st October 1991 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1st August 1986 |
| Malta | - | 1st March 1995 |
| Netherlands | - | 1st September 1990 |
| Norway | - | 1st May 1989 |
| Portugal | - | 1st August 1986 |
| Spain | - | 1st August 1986 |
| Sweden | - | 1st July 1989 |
| Switzerland | - | 1st August 1986" |
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 Malta to the list of the Contracting States to the European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children and on the Restoration of Custody of Children, signed at Luxembourg on 20th May 1980 (Cm. 191).