The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (Amendment) Order 1995

Statutory Instruments

1995 No. 1624

EXTRADITION

The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (Amendment) Order 1995

Made

28th June 1995

Laid before Parliament

10th July 1995

Coming into force

On a date to be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th day of June 1995

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas the European Convention on Extradition (“the Convention”)(1) opened for signature in Paris on 13th December 1957 entered into force for the United Kingdom on 14th May 1991:

And whereas Article 27, paragraph 4, of the Convention permits, by direct arrangement between two or more contracting Parties, subject to the conditions laid down in the arrangement, the extension of the application of the Convention to any territory, other than the territories mentioned in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of the Article, of such Parties for whose international relations any such Party is responsible:

And whereas, by an exchange of notes between the United Kingdom and France dated 29th March 1993, it was agreed to extend the application of the Convention to the French Overseas Territories of French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna and to the “collectivités territoriales” of Mayotte and St Pierre and Miquelon:

And whereas, by an exchange of notes between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands dated 24th November 1994, it was agreed to extend the application of the Convention to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, subject to the condition laid down therein as to the applicability of the declaration concerning Articles 6 and 21 made by the Netherlands on ratification of the Convention as modified by a letter dated 14th October 1987:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 4(1) of the Extradition Act 1989(2), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

(1)

Cm. 1762.

(2)

1989 c. 33 (section 2 was amended by paragraph 37 of Schedule 9 to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33)).