Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 926

The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1988

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1988 No. 926

INTERNATIONAL IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES

The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1988

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 25th day of May 1988

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 10 of the International Organisations Act 1968^[1] (hereinafter referred to as the Act) and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 5 of the Act or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

Citation and Entry into Force
    1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1988.

    (2)  This Order shall come into operation on the date when the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment^[2] enters into force with respect to the United Kingdom. That date shall be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.

Interpretation
    2.    In this Order —

"the Committee" means the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, established in accordance with Article 1 of the Convention;

"the Convention" means the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done at Strasbourg on the 26th day of November 1987;

"the members of the Committee" means the members referred to in Article 4 of the Convention and includes any experts chosen by the Committee to assist it in its functions in accordance with Article 7(2) of the Convention;

"United Kingdom national" means a person who is a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British Overseas Citizen or a British National (Overseas).

[1] 1968 c. 48. back

[2] Cm. 339. back

Explanatory Note