Statutory Instruments
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
Made
24th July 1991
Coming into force
1st August 1991
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 24th day of July 1991
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 2 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.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st August 1991.
(2) The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1991(2) is revoked.
2. For Schedule 1 to the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986(3) there shall be substituted the following–
Article 2
| Contracting States to the Convention | Territories specified in Declarations under Article 39 or 40 of the Convention | Date of Coming into Force as between the United Kingdom and the State or Territory |
|---|---|---|
| The Argentine Republic | — | 1st June 1991 |
| Australia | Australian States and mainland Territories | 1st January 1987 |
| Austria | — | 1st October 1988 |
| Belize | — | 1st October 1989 |
| Canada | Ontario | 1st August 1986 |
| New Brunswick | 1st August 1986 | |
| British Columbia | 1st August 1986 | |
| Manitoba | 1st August 1986 | |
| Nova Scotia | 1st August 1986 | |
| Newfoundland | 1st August 1986 | |
| Prince Edward Island | 1st August 1986 | |
| Quebec | 1st August 1986 | |
| Yukon Territory | 1st August 1986 | |
| Saskatchewan | 1st November 1986 | |
| Alberta | 1st February 1987 | |
| Northwest Territories | 1st April 1988 | |
| The French Republic | — | 1st August 1986 |
| The Federal Republic of Germany | — | 1st December 1990 |
| The Hungarian People’s Republic | — | 1st September 1986 |
| The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | — | 1st January 1987 |
| Mexico | — | 1st September 1991 |
| The Kingdom of the Netherlands | — | 1st September 1990 |
| New Zealand | — | 1st August 1991 |
| Norway | — | 1st April 1989 |
| The Portuguese Republic | — | 1st August 1986 |
| Spain | — | 1st September 1987 |
| Sweden | — | 1st June 1989 |
| The Swiss Confederation | — | 1st August 1986 |
| The United States of America | — | 1st July 1988” |
G.I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986. It adds New Zealand and Mexico to the list of the Contracting States to the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction signed at The Hague on 25th October 1980 (Cm. 33).