The Visiting Forces (Designation) Order 2013
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2013/540 |
2013 No. 540
Defence
The Visiting Forces (Designation) Order 2013
Made 13th March 2013
Coming into force in relation to each country specified in article 4 on the date determined in accordance with article 2
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of March 2013
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
It appears to Her Majesty that, having regard to the arrangements for defence co-operation to which the United Kingdom and the governments of the countries specified in article 4 of this Order are parties, section 9A of the Visiting Forces Act 19521(“the 1952 Act”) should have effect in relation to those countries:
Accordingly, Her Majesty, on the advice of Her Privy Council and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(2)2and 15(2) of the 1952 Act, makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Visiting Forces (Designation) Order 2013 and shall come into force in accordance with the provisions of article 2.
2.—(1) In relation to Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Kingdom of Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the United States of America and Uzbekistan, this Order shall come into force on 6th April 2013.
(2) In relation to each of Belarus, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, this Order shall come into force on whichever is the later of—
(a)
(a) the date on which the Government of that country becomes a party to the Agreement, dated 19th June 1995, made between the Member States of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and those other States which have accepted the invitation to take part in the Partnership for Peace3; and
(b)
(b) the 6th April 2013.
(3) In relation to Ireland, this Order shall come into force on the later of—
(a)
(a) 6th April 2013; and
(b)
(b) whichever is the earlier of—
(i) the date on which the Agreement referred to in article 2(4) enters into force in respect of the United Kingdom; and
(ii) the date on which the Government of Ireland becomes a party to the Agreement, dated 19th June 1995, made between the Member States of the...
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