Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991
Contracting States and declarations, reservations, withdrawals and denunciations under Hague Convention.
4.—(1) The Minister for Foreign Affairs may by order declare—
(a) that any state specified in the order is a Contracting State, or
(b) that—
(i) a declaration (the text of which shall be set out in the order) has been made pursuant to Article 38, 39 or 40 of the Hague Convention, or
(ii) a reservation, or a withdrawal thereof (the text of which shall be set out in the order) has been made pursuant to Article 24, 26 or (in the case of a withdrawal) 42 of that Convention, or
(iii) a denunciation (the text of which shall be set out in the order) has been made pursuant to Article 44 of that Convention,
to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
(2) An order that is in force under subsection (1) of this section shall, as the case may be, be evidence—
(a) that any state specified in the order is a Contracting State;
(b) that a declaration, a reservation, a withdrawal of a reservation or a denunciation set out in the order was made and of its contents.
(3) The Minister for Foreign Affairs may by order amend or revoke an order under this section (including an order under this subsection).
Annotations
Editorial Notes:
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Power pursuant to section exercised (20.07.2011) by Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 (Section 4) (Hague Convention) Order 2011, S. I. No. 400 of 2011.
E10
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (25.06.2008) by Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 (Section 4) (Hague Convention) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 220 of 2008), in effect as per reg. 4; revoked (20.07.2011) by Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 (Section 4) (Hague Convention) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 400 of 2011), reg. 3.
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Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (12.11.2001) by Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 (Section 4) (Hague Convention) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 507 of 2001), in effect as per reg. 4; revoked (25.06.2008) by Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 (Section 4) (Hague Convention) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 220 of 2008), reg. 3.
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Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (10.12.1998) by Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 (Contracting States) (Hague Convention)(Section 4(1)(B)) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 478 of 1998), in effect as per reg. 3; revoked (12.11.2001) by Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 (Section 4) (Hague Convention) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 507 of 2001), reg. 3, in effect as per reg. 4.
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Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (25.5.1998) by Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act, 1991 (Contracting States) (Hague Convention) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 238 of 1998), in effect as per reg. 3; revoked (10.12.1998) by Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act, 1991 (Contracting States)(Hague Convention) (Revocation) Order 1998(S.I. No. 477 of 1998), reg. 2, in effect as per reg. 4.
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Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (13.3.1997) by Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 (Contracting States) (Hague Convention) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 123 of 1997), in effect as per reg. 3, as amended (10.12.1998) by Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 (Contracting States) (Hague Convention) (Amendment) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 476 of 1998), reg. 2, in effect as per reg. 3; revoked (12.11.2001) by Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 (Section 4) (Hague Convention) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 507 of 2001), reg. 3, in effect as per reg. 4.