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SUPPLEMENTARY EXTRADITION TREATY
1. AS YOU ARE AWARE, THREE ORDERS ARE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT
THE SUPPLEMENTARY TREATY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE DEPENDENT
TERRITORIES. THESE ARE AN ORDER UNDER SECTION 5(1) OF THE
SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM ACT 1978, AN ORDER UNDER SECTION 7(3)
OF THE 1978 ACT AND AN ORDER UNDER SECTIONS 2, 17 AND 21 OF THE
EXTRADITION ACT 1870.
2. THE ORDER UNDER SECTION 5(1) OF THE 1978 ACT IS SUBJECT TO
AFFIRMATIVE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE. THE ORDER HAS BEEN LAID BEFORE
BOTH HOUSES IN DRAFT AND IS EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE HOUSE
OF COMMONS ON WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER AND IN THE LORDS ON THURSDAY
27 NOVEMBER. IT WILL COME INTO OPERATION ON THE DATE OF
RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY.
3. THE ORDER UNDER SECTION 7(3) OF THE 1978 ACT EXTENDS THAT
ACT, WITH MODIFICATIONS, TO THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES. THIS
ORDER WILL BE MADE AT THE PRIVY COUNCIL ON 25 NOVEMBER. IT
WILL BE LAID BEFORE PARLIAMENT ON 26 NOVEMBER AND WILL COME INTO
OPERATION ON 17 DECEMBER. IT IS SUBJECT TO NEGATIVE RESOLUTION
PROCEDURE. THE ORDER WILL APPLY TO ALL THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES
LISTED IN THE ANNEX TO THE SUPPLEMENTARY TREATY SAVE FOR HONG
KONG. GIVEN ITS SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE REQUIREMENT
TO CONSULT FULLY WITH THE CHINESE ON MATTERS OF
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