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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 3, 1939.
Desiring to make further provision for the reciprocal extradition of fugitive criminals, have resolved to conclude a Supplementary Convention to this end, and for this purpose have appointed as their plenipotentiaries:
His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India :
For Great Britain and Northern Ireland :
The Rt. Hon. the Viscount Halifax, K.G., G.C.SI., G.C.LE., T.D., His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs;
His Majesty the King of Iceland and Denmark :
For Iceland :
Count Eduard Reventlow, His Majesty's Envoy Extra- ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in London;
Who, having communicated to each other their full powers found in good and due form, have agreed as follows
Article 1.
From the date of the coming into force of the present Convention Article 1 of the Extradition Treaty signed at Copenhagen on the 31st March, 1873, shall be amended by the addition of the following clause-
“Extradition may also be granted at the discretion of the High Contracting Party applied to in respect of any other crime or offence for which, according to the laws of both of the High Contracting Parties for the time being in force, the grant may be made.”
Article 2.
The foregoing amendment shall apply to extradition proceedings between Iceland on the one hand, and, on the other hand, the following territories of His Majesty the King and Emperor, that is to say, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man. Newfoundland, British Colonies, British Protec- torates to which the Extradition Treaty of the 31st March, 1873, applies, and mandated territories to which the said Treaty has been or may be extended, and in respect of which the mandate is exercised by His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Article 3.
The High Contracting Parties agree that is Majesty the King and Emperor may accede to the present Convention in respect of any other Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations, whose Government may desire that such accession be effected, by a notice given to that effect by the appro- priate diplomatic representative of His Majesty the King and Emperor at Copenhagen. From the date that such notice comes into force the amendment set forth in Article 1 shall apply to extradition proceedings between leeland on the one hand, and, on the ether, the territory of the Member of the Commonwealth concerned.
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