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1 The present Protocol, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2 The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit certified copies of the present
Protocol to all States.”
Section 4 Pursuant to Article 24 of the Protocol, upon ratifying the Protocol, the Republic of
Hungary shall make a declaration as regards the present Protocol. The authentic English language
text and its official Hungarian translation are as follows:
“In accordance with Article 24 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and
Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Republic of Hungary
declares the postponement for three years of the implementation of the obligations under Part IV
of the Optional Protocol, concerning national preventive mechanisms.”
„A Magyar Köztársaság a kínzás és más kegyetlen, embertelen vagy megalázó bánásmód vagy
büntetés elleni egyezmény fakultatív jegyzőkönyvének 24. cikkével összhangban kijelenti, hogy a
fakultatív jegyzőkönyv IV. részéből származó, a nemzeti megelőző mechanizmussal kapcsolatos
kötelezettségeinek teljesítését három évvel elhalasztja.”
Section 5 – (1) The present Act shall take effect, with the exceptions stipulated in Subsections
(2) to (4), on the day following its promulgation.
(2) Sections 2 and 3 of the present Act shall take effect on the date stipulated in Article 28,
Paragraph 2 of the Protocol.132
(3) Sections 8 to 10 of the present Act shall take effect on January 01, 2015.
(4) Section 11 of the present Act shall take effect on January 02, 2012.
(5) The calendar date of the entry into force of the Protocol and the present Act shall be
communicated in a specific resolution by the minister responsible for foreign policy, to be
published in the Hungarian Official Gazette immediately after its becoming known.133
(6)134 The measures necessary for the implementation of the present Act shall be determined by
the minister responsible for the penitentiary system, the minister responsible for healthcare, the
minister responsible for youth protection, the minister responsible for national defense, the
minister responsible for immigration and refugee policies, the minister responsible for justice, the
minister responsible for education and the minister responsible for law enforcement.
Sections 6-7135
Sections 8-10136
Section 11 Sections 6 and 7 of the present Act shall become ineffective.
Took effect on February 11, 2012, by virtue of Statement 9/2012. (II. 24.) KüM of the MoFA.
See Statement 9/2012. (II. 24.) KüM
134 Amended by Section 420 of Act CCI of 2011
135 Repealed by Section 11 of the same Act Ineffective as of January 02, 2012
136 Repealed by virtue of Section 12 of Act CXXX of 2010 Ineffective as of January 02, 2015
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