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Child Abduction and Custody - International Conventions

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A decision made (21.03.2006) to request the Chief Minister to make the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Jersey) Order 200-.

Subject:

Child Abduction and Custody – International Conventions

Decision Reference:

MD-C-2006-0016

Exempt clause(s):

none

Type of Report:

(oral or written)

Written

Person Giving Report (if oral):

 

Telephone or

e-mail Meeting?

 

Report

File ref:

Int. C31/2

Written report – Title

Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Jersey) Order 200-

Written report – Author

(name and job title)

Mike Entwistle – International Relations

Decision(s):

 

The Chief Minister is requested to make the Child Abduction and Custody (Parties to Conventions) (Jersey) Order 200-.

 

Reason(s) for decision:

The draft Order, together with the new Child Abduction and Custody (Jersey) Law 2005 and its accompanying Rules, enable two international conventions relating to child abduction and custody to be enforced locally.

This Order lists the countries and territories that have signed up to date and specifies the date - in this case 1st January 2006 - as the date of the coming into force of the Conventions between those countries and territories and Jersey.

Action required:

 

The Order should be signed and sealed by the Chief Minister.

The original Order shall be sent to the States Publications Editor to arrange for publication of a Gazette notice and for the Order to be laid before the States.

The original of the decision should be signed and officially recorded, and forwarded to the States Greffe.



 

Signature:





 

(Chief Minister)

Date of Decision:

 

 

 

 

 

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