Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1995

Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1995
Act of Parliament
Long title An Act to make provision for the amendment of the Geneva Conventions Act 1957 to enable effect to be given to the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 done at Geneva on 10 June 1977; and for connected purposes
Citation 1995 c. 27
Dates
Royal assent 19 July 1995
Commencement 20 July 1998
Other legislation
Amends Geneva Conventions Act 1957
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from hansard.millbanksystems.com
Text of the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1995 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk

Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1995 (c27) made provision for the amendment of the United Kingdom's Geneva Conventions Act 1957 to enable the addition of Protocol I and Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, to be incorporated into the law of England (and Wales), Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and British colonies.[1]

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