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            An Act to give further effect to rights and freedoms guaranteed under the European Convention on Human Rights; to make provision with respect to holders of certain judicial offices who become judges of the European Court of Human Rights; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1998-11-09</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-06-24</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2024-04-25</dct:valid>
					
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RestrictStartDate="2003-08-19" ConfersPower="true"><Title> Derogations.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/section/14" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/42/section/14" id="section-14"><Pnumber>14</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/1" id="section-14-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this Act “<Term id="term-designated-derogation">designated derogation</Term>” means—</Text><UnorderedList Decoration="none"><ListItem><Para><Text><CommentaryRef Ref="c11199711"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text>any derogation by the United Kingdom from an Article of the Convention, or of any protocol to the Convention, which is designated for the purposes of this Act in an order made by the  <Substitution ChangeId="d29p1259" CommentaryRef="c18823231">Secretary of State</Substitution></Text></Para></ListItem></UnorderedList></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/2" id="section-14-2"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c11199731"/>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/3" id="section-14-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>If a designated derogation is amended or replaced it ceases to be a designated derogation.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/4" id="section-14-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>But subsection (3) does not prevent the  <Substitution ChangeId="d29p1281" CommentaryRef="c18823261">Secretary of State</Substitution> from exercising his power under subsection (1) <CommentaryRef Ref="c11199751"/>. . . to make a fresh designation order in respect of the Article concerned.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/5" id="section-14-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The  <Substitution ChangeId="d29p1293" CommentaryRef="c18865961">Secretary of State</Substitution> must by order make such amendments to Schedule 3 as he considers appropriate to reflect—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/5/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/5/a" id="section-14-5-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any designation order; or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/5/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/5/b" id="section-14-5-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the effect of subsection (3).</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/6" id="section-14-6"><Pnumber>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A designation order may be made in anticipation of the making by the United Kingdom of a proposed derogation.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c11199711" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00140" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/1" SectionRef="section-14-1">S. 14(1)</CitationSubRef>: from “(a)” to “(b)” repealed (1.4.2001) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1216" id="c00141" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="1216">S.I. 2001/1216</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00142" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1216/article/2/a" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00141" SectionRef="article-2-a">art. 2(a)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c18823231" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="c00143" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/42/section/14" SectionRef="section-14">s. 14</CitationSubRef> substituted (19.8.2003) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1887" id="c00144" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="1887" Title="The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003">The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (S. I. 2003/1887)</Citation>,  <CitationSubRef id="c00145" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1887/article/9" CitationRef="c00144" SectionRef="article-9">art. 9</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00146" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1887/schedule/2/paragraph/10/1" CitationRef="c00144" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-10-1" Operative="true">Sch. 2 para. 10(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c11199731" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00147" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/2" SectionRef="section-14-2">S. 14(2)</CitationSubRef> repealed (1.4.2001) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1216" id="c00148" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="1216">S.I. 2001/1216</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00149" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1216/article/2/b" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00148" SectionRef="article-2-b">art. 2(b)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c18823261" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="c00150" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/42/section/14" SectionRef="section-14">s. 14</CitationSubRef> substituted (19.8.2003) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1887" id="c00151" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="1887" Title="The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003">The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (S. I. 2003/1887)</Citation>,  <CitationSubRef id="c00152" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1887/article/9" CitationRef="c00151" SectionRef="article-9">art. 9</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00153" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1887/schedule/2/paragraph/10/1" CitationRef="c00151" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-10-1" Operative="true">Sch. 2 para. 10(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c11199751" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00154" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/42/section/14/4" SectionRef="section-14-4">S. 14(4)</CitationSubRef>: “(b)” repealed (1.4.2001) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1216" id="c00155" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="1216">S.I. 2001/1216</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00156" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/1216/article/2/c" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00155" SectionRef="article-2-c">art. 2(c)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c18865961" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="c00157" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/42/section/14" SectionRef="section-14">s. 14</CitationSubRef> substituted (19.8.2003) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1887" id="c00158" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="1887" Title="The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003">The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (S. I. 2003/1887)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00159" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1887/article/9" CitationRef="c00158" SectionRef="article-9">art. 9</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00160" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1887/schedule/2/paragraph/10/1" CitationRef="c00158" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-10-1" Operative="true">Sch. 2 para. 10(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>