Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 13 of the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985(1), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) Order 1995, and shall come into force on 1st March 1995.

(2) The Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Amendment) (No. 5) Order 1994(2) is revoked.

2.  For Schedule 2 to the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986(3) there shall be substituted the following—

Article 3

“SCHEDULE 2EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF DECISIONS CONCERNING CUSTODY OF CHILDREN AND ON THE RESTORATION OF CUSTODY OF CHILDREN, LUXEMBOURG, 20TH MAY 1980

Contracting States to the Convention
Territories specified in Declarations under Article 24 or 25 of the Convention
Date of Coming into Force of Convention as between the United Kingdom and the State or Territory

Austria
—
1st August 1986

Belgium
—
1st August 1986

Cyprus
—
1st October 1986

Denmark
—
1st August 1991

Finland
—
1st August 1994

France
—
1st August 1986

Germany
—
1st February 1991

Greece
—
1st July 1993

The Republic of Ireland
—
1st October 1991

Luxembourg
—
1st August 1986

Malta
—
1st March 1995

Netherlands
—
1st September 1990

Norway
—
1st May 1989

Portugal
—
1st August 1986

Spain
—
1st August 1986

Sweden
—
1st July 1989

Switzerland
—
1st August 1986”

N. H. Nicholls
Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) Order 1986. It adds Malta to the list of the Contracting States to the European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children and on the Restoration of Custody of Children, signed at Luxembourg on 20th May 1980 (Cm. 191).


(1)
1985 c. 60.

(2)
S.I. 1994/2792.

(3)
S.I. 1986/1159.