Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

MUTUAL ASSISTANCE (TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2005 (NO. 1) (SLI NO 188 OF 2005) - SCHEDULE 1

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[1]           Regulation 3, after definition of Smuggling Protocol

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"Trafficking Protocol" means the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, done at New York on 15 November 2000, a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 3.

[2]           Subregulation 4 (2), notes 1 and 2

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[3]           After subregulation 4 (2)

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         (3)   The Act applies to a foreign country that is a Party to the Convention and the Trafficking Protocol, subject to the Convention and the Trafficking Protocol.

Note 1    States become Parties to the Convention by depositing instruments of ratification, acceptance and approval with the Secretary-General of the United Nations (see Article 36 of the Convention).

Note 2    States become Parties to the Smuggling Protocol by becoming a Party to the Convention and then depositing instruments of ratification, acceptance and approval with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. (see Article 21 of the Smuggling Protocol and Article 37 of the Convention).

Note 3    States become Parties to the Trafficking Protocol by becoming a Party to the Convention and then depositing instruments of ratification, acceptance and approval with the Secretary-General of the United Nations (see Article 16 of the Trafficking Protocol and Article 37 of the Convention).

Note 4    A current list of Parties to the Convention, the Smuggling Protocol and the Trafficking Protocol may be accessed through the United Nations Internet home page at http://www.un.org.

[4]           After Schedule 2

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