Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 705
Defence
The Visiting Forces and International Headquarters (Application of Law) (Amendment) Order 2009
Made
18th March 2009
Coming into force
19th March 2009
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of March 2009
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
A draft of this Order has in accordance with section 8(6) of the Visiting Forces Act 1952( 1 ) been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament;
Her Majesty, on the advice of Her Privy Council and in exercise of the power conferred on Her by section 8 of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 and by virtue of paragraph 7 of the Schedule to the International Headquarters and Defence Act 1964( 2 ), makes the following Order:
Citation and Commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Visiting Forces and International Headquarters (Application of Law)(Amendment) Order 2009 and shall come into force on the day after that on which it is made.
Interpretation
2. In this Order “1999 Order” means the Visiting Forces and International Headquarters (Application of Law) Order 1999( 3 ).
Preliminary
3. The 1999 Order shall be amended in accordance with Articles 4 and 5.
Amendment of Part II of Schedule 1 to the 1999 Order
4. In the list of countries contained in Part II of Schedule 1 to the 1999 Order( 4 )—
(a) “Bosnia-Herzegovina” shall be inserted between “Belgium” and “Bulgaria”;
(b) “Croatia” shall be inserted between “Bulgaria” and “The Czech Republic”;
(c) “Ireland shall be inserted between “Hungary” and “Italy”;
(d) “Montenegro” shall be inserted between “Moldova” and “The Netherlands”;
(e) “Serbia” shall be inserted between “Russia” and “Slovakia”; and
(f) “Tajikistan” shall be inserted between “Switzerland” and “Turkey”.
New Schedule 2 to the 1999 Order
5. For Schedule 2 to the 1999 Order there shall be substituted—
Article 3(2)
“ SCHEDULE 2 HEADQUARTERS TO WHICH THE ORDER APPLIES
Headquarters of the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation ( HQ SACT )
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ( SHAPE )
Maritime Component Command Headquarters Northwood ( CC-MAR HQ NORTHWOOD )
Commander Submarines Allied Naval Forces North ( COMSUBNORTH )
NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force ( NAEW&CF )
NATO Joint Electronic Warfare Core Staff ( NATO JEWCS )
Headquarters United Kingdom – Netherlands Amphibious Force ( UKNLAF )
Headquarters United Kingdom – Netherlands Landing Force ( UKNLLF )
The European Air Group ( EAG )
The Intelligence Fusion Centre ( IFC )
Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps ( HQ ARRC ) ”
Judith Simpson
Clerk of the Privy Council
The countries being added to Part II by this article have also been designated by S.I. 2008/299 under section 1(2) of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 (c.67) .