The Taking of Hostages (Anguilla) Order 1987

Made18th March 1987

Laid before Parliament26th March 1987

Coming into force17th April 1987

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of March 1987

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by sections 3(3) and 5 of the Taking of Hostages Act 19821, sections 2, 17 and 21 of the Extradition Act 18702, and section 17 of the Fugitive Offenders Act 19673, 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 Taking of Hostages (Anguilla) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 17th April 1987.

2

The Taking of Hostages Act 1982 (Overseas Territories) Order 19824 is amended—

a

by the insertion of Anguilla in Schedule 2 thereto (territories to which sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Taking of Hostages Act 1982, as modified and adapted in Schedule 1, extend);

b

by the deletion of Anguilla from Schedule 3 thereto (territories to which only sections 1 and 2 of the said Act, as modified and adapted in Schedule 1, extend).

3

The Extradition (Taking of Hostages) Order 19855 is amended by the insertion of Anguilla in Schedule 4 thereto (territories to which the Order extends).

G. I. de DeneyClerk of the Privy Council

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order extends to Anguilla sections 3 and 4 of the Taking of Hostages Act 1982, as modified and adapted in Schedule 1 to the Taking of Hostages Act 1982 (Overseas Territories) Order 1982. The said sections 3 and 4 amend the Fugitive Offenders Act 1967, as extended to Anguilla. The Order also extends to Anguilla the amendments made by the 1982 Act to the Extradition Acts 1870 to 1895.