2003 No. 1863

PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM

The Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978 (Designation of Countries) (No. 2) Order 2003

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the definition of “convention country” in section 8(1) of the Suppression of Terrorism Act 19781, hereby makes the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978 (Designation of Countries) (No. 2) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 16th August 2003.

2

1

The countries set out in paragraph (2) are hereby designated as parties to the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism signed at Strasbourg on 27th January 1977.

2

Those countries are—

  • Croatia;

  • Serbia and Montenegro.

Caroline FlintParliamentary Under-Secretary of StateHome Office

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the countries listed in article 2(2) as countries which are for the time being parties to the Convention referred to in article 2(1).