Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act, 1998

Certification by order of any reservation or declaration to Protocol I or Protocol II.

8.—(1) If the ratification by the State of Protocol I or Protocol II is subject to any reservation or accompanied by a declaration—

(a) the Minister may by order certify that such a reservation or declaration has been made and the terms in which it was made, and

(b) the Protocol shall for the purposes of this Act be construed subject to and in accordance with any reservation or declaration so certified.

(2) If such a reservation or declaration is withdrawn (in whole or in part) the Minister may by order certify that fact and revoke or amend any order made under subsection (1) of this section containing the terms of that reservation or declaration.