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The Extradition (Designated Commonwealth Countries) (Amendment) Order 2003 No. 1870
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2003 No. 1870
EXTRADITION
The Extradition (Designated Commonwealth Countries) (Amendment) Order 2003
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Made |
17th July 2003 | |
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Laid before Parliament |
29th July 2003 | |
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Coming into force |
19th August 2003 | |
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 17th day of July 2003
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 5(1) of the Extradition Act 1989[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 Extradition (Designated Commonwealth Countries) (Amendment) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 19th August 2003.
2.
The Extradition (Designated Commonwealth Countries) Order 1991[2] is amended by removing "South Africa" from Schedule 1 to that Order which lists countries designated for the purposes of section 1(2) of the Extradition Act 1989.
3.
The Extradition (Designated Commonwealth Countries) Order 1991 (Amendment) Order 1996[3] is hereby revoked.
A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order amends the Extradition (Designated Commonwealth Countries) Order 1991 ("the 1991 Order") by removing South Africa from the list of Commonwealth countries designated for the purposes of the Extradition Act 1989 ("the Act"). Article 3 of this Order revokes the Extradition (Designated Commonwealth Countries) Order 1991 (Amendment) Order 1996 which originally amended the 1991 Order to include South Africa. Section 3(2) of the Act provides that, for the purposes of Part III of that Act, a State which is a party to the European Convention on Extradition 1957 may be treated as a foreign state. South Africa has become a party to that Convention.
Notes:
[1]
1989 c. 33.back
[2]
S.I. 1991/1700 as amended by S.I. 1996/279.back
[3]
S.I. 1996/279.back
ISBN
0 11 046951 8
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© Crown copyright 2003 |
Prepared
29 July 2003
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