Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 2246

The Extradition (Taking of Hostages) (Amendment) Order 1988

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1988 No. 2246

FUGITIVE CRIMINAL

The Extradition (Taking of Hostages) (Amendment) Order 1988

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of December 1988

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 2, 17 and 21 of the Extradition Act 1870^[1] and sections 3(3) and 5(1) of the Taking of Hostages Act 1982^[2] , 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:

    1.    This Order may be cited as the Extradition (Taking of Hostages) (Amendment) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 1st February 1989.

    2.    The Extradition (Taking of Hostages) Order 1985^[3] shall be amended by adding to Schedule 2 (which names the foreign States with which the United Kingdom has extradition treaties in force and which are parties to the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages opened for signature at New York on 18th December 1979^[4] ) the following entries—

State	Date of Extradition Treaty	Date of Entry into Force of Convention
Czechoslovakia	11th November 1924	26th February 1988
Ecuador	20th September 1980	1st June 1988

    3.    The Extradition (Taking of Hostages) Order 1985 shall be amended by adding to Part I of Schedule 3 (which names the foreign States with which the United Kingdom has no extradition treaties in force and which are parties to the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages opened for signature at New York on 18th December 1979) the following entries—

State	Date of Entry into Force of Convention
Bulgaria	9th April 1988
Cameroon	8th April 1988
German Democratic Republic	1st June 1988

G. I. de Deney

Clerk of the Privy Council

This Order amends the Extradition (Taking of Hostages) Order 1985 by adding to Schedule 2 (which names the foreign states with which the United Kingdom has extradition treaties in force and which are parties to the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages opened for signature at New York on 18th December 1979) entries for Czechoslovakia and Ecuador, and by adding to Part I of Schedule 3 (which names the foreign states with which the United Kingdom has no extradition treaties in force and which are parties to the Convention) entries for Bulgaria, Cameroon and the German Democratic Republic.

[1] 1870 c. 52. back

[2] 1982 c. 28. back

[3] S.I. 1985/751, as amended by S.I. 1985/1992, 1986/2015, 1987/2044. back

[4] Cmnd. 9100. back