LegalizeThe Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1991
Made: 16th April 1991
At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 16th day of April 1991 Present,The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council Her Majesty, in exerciseof the powers conferred on Her by section 2 of the Child Abduction andCustody Act 1985[^f00001], is pleased, by and with the advice of Her PrivyCouncil, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
1
This Order may be cited as the Child Abduction and Custody (Partiesto Conventions) Order 1991.
2
The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986[^f00002] is amended by deleting Schedule 1 thereto[^f00003] and substituting therefor the following—
SCHEDULE 1
| 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 |
| The Kingdom of the Netherlands | — | 1st September 1990 |
| 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 |
Signed
G.I de Deney — Clerk of the Privy Council
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties toConventions) Order 1986. It adds the Argentine Republic to the list ofthe Contracting States to the Convention on the Civil Aspects ofInternational Child Abduction signed at The Hague on 25th October 1980(Cm. 33).
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1985 c. 60.
[^f00002]: S.I. 1986/1159.
[^f00003]: Schedule 1 to S.I. 1986/1159 was substituted by S.I.1990/2289.
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