Statutory Instruments
1988 No. 2243
FUGITIVE CRIMINAL
The Extradition (Hijacking) (Amendment) Order 1988
Made
21st December 1988
Laid before Parliament
6th January 1989
Coming into force
1st February 1989
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 9(2) and 39(1) of the Aviation Security 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 (Hijacking) (Amendment) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 1st February 1989.
2. The Extradition (Hijacking) Order 1971(3) 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 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft signed at The Hague on 16th December 1970(4) the following entry —
| State | Date of Entry into force of Convention |
|---|---|
| Congo | 10th September 1987 |
G. I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Extradition (Hijacking) Order 1971 (which among its provisions names States party to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft signed at The Hague on 16th December 1970) by adding an entry for Congo.
Cmnd. 4956.