Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1995

7 Short title, commencement and extent.U.K.

(1)This Act may be cited as the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1995.

(2)This Act shall come into force on such day as Her Majesty may by Order in Council appoint.

(3)This Act extends to Northern Ireland.

(4)Section 8(2) of the 1957 Act (power to extend provisions to the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and colonies) shall apply in relation to the provisions of this Act as if they were contained in that Act.

Subordinate Legislation Made

P1S. 7(2) power fully exercised (24.6.1998): 20.7.1998 for whole Act by S.I. 1998/1505, art. 2