THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 29, 1926.
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No. 589.--The following Order of His Majesty in Council is published for general information.
29th October, 1926.
W. T. SOUTHORN,
Colonial Secretary.
Extradition Acts, 1870 to 1906.
ESTONIA (EXTRADITION) ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1926.
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AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,
THE 28TH DAY OF JUNE, 1926.
PRESENT:
THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
LORD PRESIDENT.
LORD STEWARD,
SECRETARY SIR W. JOYNSON-HICKS.
COLONEL G. LANE-FOX,
THEREAS by the Extradition Acts, 1870 to 1906, it was amongst other things. enacted that, where an arrangement has been made with any foreign State with respect to the surrender to such State of any fugitive criminals, His Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that the said Acts shall apply in the case of such foreign State; and that His Majesty may, by the same or any subsequent Order, limit the operation of the Order, and restrict the same to fugitive criminals who are in or suspected of being in the part of His Majesty's dominions specified in the Order, and render the operation thereof subject to such conditions, exceptions and qualifications as may be deemed expe- dient:
And whereas a Convention was concluded on the 18th day of November 1925, between His Majesty and the Estonian Republic for the mutual extradition of fugitive criminals, which Convention is in the terms following:---
His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India and the Estonian Republic; having determined, by common consent, to conclude a convention for the extradition of criminals, have accordingly named as their plenipotentiaries:
His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India :-
The Right Honourable Joseph Austen Chamberlain, M.P., His Majesty's Prin-
cipal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; and
The Esthonian Republic:-
Dr. Oskar Kallas, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
the Esthonian Republic at London;
Who, after having exhibited to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles:
ARTICLE 1.
The High Contracting Parties engage to deliver up to each other, under certain circumstances and conditions stated in the present convention, those persons who, being accused or convicted of any of the crimes or offences enumerated in Article 2, committed within the jurisdiction of the one Party, shall be found within the territory of the other Party.