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Part IU.K. International Child Abduction

1 The Hague Convention.U.K.

(1)In this Part of this Act “the Convention” means the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction which was signed at The Hague on 25th October 1980.

(2)Subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, the provisions of that Convention set out in Schedule 1 to this Act shall have the force of law in the United Kingdom.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 1 applied (with modifications) (1.3.1997) by S.I. 1996/3156, art. 2, Sch.

S. 1 applied (with modifications) (2.12.1997) by S.I. 1997/2574, art. 2, Sch.