The Landmines Act 1998 (Overseas Territories) Order 2001

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Extent and construction

4. 3. Interpretation

5. Signature

6. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      PROVISIONS OF THE LANDMINES ACT 1998 AS EXCEPTED, ADAPTED, MODIFIED AND EXTENDED TO THE TERRITORIES LISTED IN SCHEDULE 2

      1. INTRODUCTION

         1. 1. Mines and Components to Which Act Applies

      2. OFFENCES RELATING TO ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES

         1. 2. Prohibited Conduct

         2. 3. Application of Prohibitions to Places Outside the Territory

         3. 4. Conduct that is Permitted

         4. 5. International Military Operations

         5. 6. Other Defences to Offences Under Section 2

      3. SECURING THE DESTRUCTION OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES

         1. 7. Suspicious Objects

         2. 8. Power to Remove or Immobilise Objects

         3. 9. Power to destroy removed objects

         4. 10. Power to Enter Premises and Destroy Objects

         5. 11. Compensation for Destruction

         6. 12. Offences Relating to Destruction etc.

      4. FACT-FINDING MISSIONS UNDER THE OTTAWA CONVENTION

         1. 13. Rights of Entry etc for Fact-Finding Missions

         2. 14. Offences in Connection with Fact-Finding Missions

         3. 15. Privileges and Immunities for Fact-Finding Missions

         4. 16. Reimbursement of Expenditure

      5. INFORMATION AND RECORDS

         1. 17. Information and Records for Ottawa Convention Purposes

         2. 18. Power to search and obtain evidence

         3. 19. Disclosure of information

      6. CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

         1. 20. Consents to Prosecutions

         2. 21. Forfeiture in Case of Conviction

         3. 22. Offences by Bodies Corporate etc.

      7. SUPPLEMENTAL

         1. 23. Service of Notices

         2. 24. General Interpretation

         3. 25. Crown Application

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      TERRITORIES TO WHICH THIS ORDER EXTENDS

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      MODIFICATIONS TO THE ACT IN RESPECT OF THE BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY AND THE BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

      1. 1. The following sections shall not extend to the British Antarctic...

      2. 2. In the application of sections 6(3)(a) and 14(1)(a) in the...

      3. 3. In the application of sections 18(4) and 18(5), the references...

      4. 4. In the application of the following sections in the British...

      5. 5. In the application of section 20 of the British Antarctic...

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      MODIFICATIONS TO THE ACT IN RESPECT OF PITCAIRN ISLAND

      1. 1. In the application of the following sections in Pitcairn Island,...

      2. 2. In the application of section 20 in Pitcairn Island, the...

      3. 3. In the application of the following sections in Pitcairn Island,...

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      MODIFICATIONS TO THE ACT IN RESPECT OF BERMUDA

   6. SCHEDULE 6

      MODIFICATIONS TO THE ACT IN RESPECT OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

      1. 1. In the application of the following sections in the Turks...

      2. 2. In the application of the following sections in the Turks...

   7. SCHEDULE 7

      MODIFICATIONS TO THE ACT IN RESPECT OF THE SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS OF AKROTIRI AND DHEKELIA

      1. 1. The following section shall not extend to the Sovereign Base...

      2. 2. In the application of the following sections in the Sovereign...

      3. 3. In the application of sections 8(2), 10(7) and 18(1) in...

      4. 4. In the application of section 2(8) in the Sovereign Base...

7. Explanatory Note