Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 2247

The Extradition (Torture) Order 1988

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1988 No. 2247

FUGITIVE CRIMINAL

The Extradition (Torture) Order 1988

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

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas the United Nations Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention") adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10th December 1984, the terms of which are set out in Schedule 1 to this Order, will enter into force for the United Kingdom on 7th January 1989:

And whereas the States mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Order are foreign States in respect of which the Convention is for the time being in force and with which extradition arrangements are in force:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 2 and 17 of the Extradition Act 1870^[1] and section 138(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988^[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 (Torture) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 7th January 1989.

    2.    In this Order any reference to the Extradition Acts is a reference to the Extradition Acts 1870 to 1895^[3].

    3.    The Extradition Acts shall apply in the case of a State mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Order under and in accordance with the extradition treaties described in the second column of that Schedule as supplemented by Article 3 and paragraphs 1 and 4 of Article 8 of the Convention (set out in Schedule 1 to this Order) which entered into force for those States on the dates specified in the third column of the said Schedule 2.

    4.    The operation of this Order is limited to the United Kingdom, and the Territories specified in Schedule 3 to this Order.

G. I. de Deney

Clerk of the Privy Council

[1] 1870 c. 52. back

[2] 1988 c. 33. back

[3] 1870 c. 52, 1873 c. 60, 1895 c. 33. back

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