Statutory Instruments
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
Made
14th February 1996
Coming into force
1st March 1996
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of February 1996
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by sections 2 and 13 of the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985(1), 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 Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st March 1996.
2. The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 1995(2) and the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 1995(3) are revoked.
3. The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986(4) is amended by deleting Schedule 2 and substituting therefor the Schedule at Schedule A to this Order.
4. The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1993(5) is amended by deleting the Schedule and substituting therefor the Schedule at Schedule B to this Order.
N. H. Nicholls
Clerk of the Privy Council
Article 3
| Contracting States to the Convention | Territories specified in Declarations under Article 24 or 25 of the Convention | Date of Coming into Force of Convention as between the United Kingdom and the State or Territory |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | — | 1st August 1986 |
| Belgium | — | 1st August 1986 |
| Cyprus | — | 1st October 1986 |
| Denmark | — | 1st August 1991 |
| Finland | — | 1st August 1994 |
| France | — | 1st August 1986 |
| Germany | — | 1st February 1991 |
| Greece | — | 1st July 1993 |
| The Republic of Ireland | — | 1st October 1991 |
| Italy | — | 1st June 1995 |
| Luxembourg | — | 1st August 1986 |
| Netherlands | — | 1st September 1990 |
| Norway | — | 1st May 1989 |
| Poland | — | 1st March 1996 |
| Portugal | — | 1st August 1986 |
| Spain | — | 1st August 1986 |
| Sweden | — | 1st July 1989 |
| Switzerland | — | 1st August 1986” |
Article 3
| Contracting States to the Convention | Territories specified in Declarations under Articles 39 or 40 of the Convention | Date of Coming into Force of Convention as between the United Kingdom and the State or Territory |
|---|---|---|
| The Bahamas | — | 1st January 1994 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | 7th April 1992 |
| Chile | — | 1st May 1994 |
| Colombia | — | 1st March 1996 |
| Croatia | — | 1st December 1991 |
| Cyprus | — | 1st February 1995 |
| Finland | — | 1st August 1994 |
| Honduras | — | 1st March 1994 |
| Italy | — | 1st May 1995 |
| Macedonia | — | 1st December 1991 |
| Panama | — | 1st May 1994 |
| Slovenia | — | 1st June 1994 |
| St Kitts and Nevis | — | 1st August 1994 |
| Zimbabwe | — | 1st July 1995” |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which is made under the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985, amends the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986 to add Poland to the list of Contracting States to the European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children and on the Restoration of Custody of Children, signed at Luxembourg on 20th May 1980 (Cm. 191). It also demands the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1993 in order to specify that, for the purposes of that Act, Colombia is a Contracting State to the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, The Hague, 25th october 1980 (Cm. 33), with effect from 1st March 1996.