Declarations made upon ratification:
1. "In accordance with Article 24, paragraph 7.a, of the Convention, the Government of the United Kingdom declares that the authorities responsible for making or receiving requests for extradition or provisional arrest in the absence of a treaty are:
Home Office, Judicial Co-operation Unit, 5th Floor, Fry building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.
Scottish Government (when the person is believed to be in Scotland), Criminal Procedure Division, St. Andrew's House, Regent Road, Edinburgh, EH1 3DG"
2. "In accordance with Article 27, paragraph 2.c, of the Convention, the Government of the United Kingdom declares that the competent authorities to which requests for mutual assistance should be made to the relevant Central Authority are:
For matters related to England, Wales, and Northern Ireland:
UK Central Authority, Home Office, 5th Floor Peel building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.
For matters related to Scotland:
International Co-operation Unit, Argyle House, C Floor, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DR.
For matters related to indirect taxation:
Law Enforcement & International Advisory Division, HM Revenue and Customs – Solicitor's Office, Room 2/74, 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ"
Reservations made upon ratification:
1. "In accordance with Article 9, paragraph 4, of the Convention, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland reserves the right not to apply Article 9(2)(b), which states that "child pornography" includes "a person appearing to be a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct", as this provision is incompatible with domestic law regarding indecent photographs of children."
2. "In accordance with Article 22, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland reserves the right not to apply Article 22(1)(d). The UK can extend extra-territorial jurisdiction over most of the offences in Articles 2-11, although not over fraud committed in Scotland, under specific circumstances. As there is no overarching arrangement that extends extra-territorial jurisdiction, the UK cannot say that it will apply in every case."
3. "In accordance with Article 29, paragraph 4, of the Convention, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland reserves the right not to apply Article 29 where execution of the request for preservation requires the exercise of coercive powers and where dual criminality cannot be established."
4. "In accordance with Article 9, paragraph 4, of the Convention, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland declares that it reserves the right not to apply Article 9(2)(c), as Scotland has no offence covering a 'realistic' image which is not, and is not derived from, a photograph of a real person."
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