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PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM

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International Convention against the Taking of Hostages opened for signature at New York on 18th December 1979..

(4) In this section-

(a) "court of committal" means a court in the Territory which has jurisdiction to entertain proceedings for committal under section 7

of this Act, and

(b) "Supreme Court" means the Supreme Court of the Territory or that court which has jurisdiction to entertain an application for habeas corpus under section 8 of this Act”.

S.I. 1982/1540

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This Note is not part of the Order.)

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This Order extends sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Taking of Hostages Act 1982, subject to exceptions, adaptations and modifications, to the Territories specified in Schedule 2 hereto, and sections 1 and 2 to the Territories specified in Schedule 3 hereto.

The purpose of the Act is to give effect to the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages opened for signature at New York on 18 December 1979.

Article 2

SCHEDULE 2

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TERRITORIES To Which Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Taking of HostageS ACT 1982, as Modified aND ÅDAPTED IN SCHEDULE 1, EXTEND

Bermuda

British Indian Ocean Territory

Cayman Islands

Falkland Islands and Dependencies

Gibraltar

x Hong Kong

Montserrat

Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands

St Helena and Dependencies

Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Turks and Caicos Islands

Virgin Islands

Article 2

SCHEDULE 3

TERRITORIES to Which Sections 1 and 2 of the Taking of Hostages ACT 1982, as Modified and Adapted in Schedule 1, Extend

Anguilla

British Antarctic Territory