
1 
This Order may be cited as the Extradition (Taking of Hostages) (Amendment) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 1st February 1989.
2 
The Extradition (Taking of Hostages) Order 1985 shall be amended by adding to Schedule 2 (which names the foreign States with which the United Kingdom has extradition treaties in force and which are parties to the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages opened for signature at New York on 18th December 1979) the following entries—

State Date of Extradition Treaty Date of Entry into Force of Convention
Czechoslovakia 11th November 1924 26th February 1988
Ecuador 20th September 1980 1st June 1988
3 
The Extradition (Taking of Hostages) Order 1985 shall be amended by adding to Part I of Schedule 3 (which names the foreign States with which the United Kingdom has no extradition treaties in force and which are parties to the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages opened for signature at New York on 18th December 1979) the following entries—

State Date of Entry into Force of Convention
Bulgaria 9th April 1988
Cameroon 8th April 1988
German Democratic Republic 1st June 1988
G. I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council
