Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Act 2009
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The Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Act 2009 (c 6) is an Act
of the Parliament
of the United Kingdom
. It was enacted to give effect to the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions and to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel.
. It came into force on 5 April 2010. It was extended, with modifications, to Guernsey
, on 15 January 2011.
Act of Parliament
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of the Parliament
Parliament
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of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It was enacted to give effect to the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions and to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel.
Section 1
This section amends the Geneva Conventions Act 1957Geneva Conventions Act 1957
The Geneva Conventions Act 1957 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that incorporates the provisions of the Geneva Convention into British law....
. It came into force on 5 April 2010. It was extended, with modifications, to Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
, on 15 January 2011.
Section 2
This section amends section 4 of the United Nations Personnel Act 1997. It came into force on 28 July 2010.Section 3 - Commencement, extent and short title
This section came into force on the beginning of 2 July 2009.External links
- The Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Act 2009, as amended from the National Archives.
- The Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Act 2009, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
- Explanatory notes to the Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Act 2009.