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and on the Restoration of Custody of Children Order, 2000
Statutory Text (4 Articles)
L.N. 131 of 2000
CHILD ABDUCTION AND CUSTODY ACT
(CAP. 410)
European Convention on the Recognition and
Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children
and on the Restoration of Custody of Children Order, 2000
IN exercise of the powers conferred by subarticle (1) of article 15
of the Child Abduction and Custody Act, 1999, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs has made the following order:-
The title of this Order is the European Convention on Citation.
Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of
Children and on the Restoration of Custody of Children Order, 2000.
(Regulation 2)
Date of
Country
commencement
Austria
,
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1st February 2000
Belgium
1st February 2000
Cyprus
1st February 2000
Denmark
1st February 2000
Finland
1st February 2000
France
1st February 2000
Germany
1st February 2000
Greece
1st February 2000
Iceland
1st February 2000
Ireland
1st February 2000
Italy
,
1st February 2000
Liechtenstein
1st February 2000
Luxembourg
1st February 2000
Netherlands
1st February 2000
Norway
1st February 2000
Poland
1st February 2000
Portugal
1st February 2000
Spain
1st February 2000
Sweden
1st February 2000
Switzerland
1st February 2000
United Kingdom
1st February 2000
(a) The countries specified in the Schedule hereto are hereby Designated
Countries.
specified for the purposes of article 15 of the Child Abduction and
Custody Act.
(b) The date specified in the Schedule hereto with respect
to each country specified therein shall be the date on which the European
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions
concerning Custody of Children and on the Restoration of Custody of
Children which was signed in Luxembourg on the 20th May, 1980 has
come into force between Malta and that country.
B