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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2003 No. 1518

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS

The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) Order 2003

  Made 12th June 2003 

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of June 2003

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 2 and 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. This Order may be cited as the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) Order 2003.

    
2. The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) Order 2001[2] is revoked.

     3. In the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986[3], for Schedules 1 and 2 there shall be substituted Schedules 1 and 2 set out in the Schedule to this Order.


A.K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council


SCHEDULE
Article 3


Schedules 1 and 2 substituted in the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986




    " SCHEDULE 1
    Article 2


    CONVENTION 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 of Convention 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
    The Bahamas  -  1st January 1994
    Belarus  -  1st September 2003
    Belgium  -  1st May 1999
    Belize  -  1st October 1989
    Bosnia and Herzegovina  -  7th April 1992
    Burkina Faso  -  1st August 1992
    Canada Ontario 1st August 1986
         New Brunswick 1st August 1986
         British Columbia 1st August 1986
         Manitoba 1st August 1986
         Nova Scotia 1st August 1986
         Newfoundland 1st August 1986
         Prince Edward Island 1st August 1986
         Quebec 1st August 1986
         Yukon Territory 1st August 1986
         Saskatchewan 1st November 1986
         Alberta 1st February 1987
         Northwest Territories 1st April 1988
    Chile  -  1st May 1994
    China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1st September 1997
         Macau Special Administrative Region 1st March 1999
    Colombia  -  1st March 1996
    Croatia  -  1st December 1991
    Cyprus  -  1st February 1995
    Czech Republic  -  1st March 1998
    Denmark  -  1st July 1991
    Ecuador  -  1st April 1992
    Estonia  -  1st September 2003
    Fiji  -  1st September 2003
    Finland  -  1st August 1994
    France  -  1st August 1986
    Georgia  -  1st October 1997
    Germany  -  1st December 1990
    Greece  -  1st June 1993
    Honduras  -  1st March 1994
    Hungary  -  1st September 1986
    Iceland  -  1st November 1996
    Ireland  -  1st October 1991
    Israel  -  1st December 1991
    Italy  -  1st May 1995
    Latvia  -  1st September 2003
    Luxembourg  -  1st January 1987
    Macedonia  -  1st December 1991
    Malta  -  1st March 2002
    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
    Panama  -  1st May 1994
    Peru  -  1st September 2003
    Poland  -  1st November 1992
    Portugal  -  1st August 1986
    Romania  -  1st February 1993
    St Kitts and Nevis  -  1st August 1994
    Serbia and Montenegro  -  27th April 1992
    Slovakia  -  1st February 2001
    Slovenia  -  1st June 1994
    South Africa  -  1st October 1997
    Spain  -  1st September 1987
    Sweden  -  1st June 1989
    Switzerland  -  1st August 1986
    Turkey  -  1st August 2001
    Turkmenistan  -  1st March 1998
    United States of America  -  1st July 1988
    Uruguay  -  1st September 2003
    Uzbekistan  -  1st September 2003
    Venezuela  -  1st January 1997
    Zimbabwe  -  1st July 1995



    SCHEDULE 2
    Article 3


    EUROPEAN 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
    Czech Republic  -  1st July 2000
    Denmark  -  1st August 1991
    Finland  -  1st August 1994
    France  -  1st August 1986
    Germany  -  1st February 1991
    Greece  -  1st July 1993
    Iceland  -  1st November 1996
    Ireland  -  1st October 1991
    Italy  -  1st June 1995
    Latvia  -  1st August 2002
    Liechtenstein  -  1st August 1997
    Luxembourg  -  1st August 1986
    Malta  -  1st February 2000
    Netherlands  -  1st September 1990
    Norway  -  1st May 1989
    Poland  -  1st March 1996
    Portugal  -  1st August 1986
    Spain  -  1st August 1986
    Sweden  -  1st July 1989
    Switzerland  -  1st August 1986
    Turkey  -  1st June 2000"




EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order amends the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986 in order to add Belarus, Estonia, Fiji, Latvia, Peru, Uruguay and Uzbekistan to the list of Contracting States to the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, done at The Hague on 25th October 1980 (Cm. 33); and to add Latvia to the list of Contracting States to the European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children and on Restoration of Custody of Children, signed at Luxembourg on 20th May 1980 (Cm. 191). The opportunity has also been taken to update the previous reference to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which is now called Serbia and Montenegro.


Notes:

[1] 1985 c.60.back

[2] S.I. 2001/3923.back

[3] S.I. 1986/1159.back



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