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EXTENSION OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS TO DEPENDENT TERRITORIES
Introduction
1.
A significant number of international agreements to which
the UK is a party extend to some or all of the Dependent
Territories.
Such extension may be effected at the time the UK
becomes a party or, where possible and appropriate, subsequently.
2. Before arranging to extend an international agreement to a
Dependent Territory, the FCO consults the authorities in the Territory. If the Territory wishes the agreement to be extended
to it, we must be satisfied that the Territory has the capacity
to comply with the agreement and, in particular, that the necessary legislation is in place to enable the obligations
Each Dependent imposed by the agreement to be fulfilled.
Territory is therefore asked to ensure that appropriate local
legislation is in place (or, where possible, we can suggest the extension of Westminster legislation) and that sufficient local resources are available to meet any obligations imposed by the
agreement. However, it is not always possible to identify the precise resource implications until the agreement has been in force for some time. [On certain matters (eg maritime treaties) a
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