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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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