International Organisations Act 2005


The International Organisations Act 2005 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Its purpose is to enable the United Kingdom to fulfil a number of international commitments.

Section 1 - Commonwealth Secretariat

This section relates to the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Section 2 - Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal

Section 2 relates to the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal.

Section 4 - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

This section relates to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

Section 5 - Bodies established under Treaty on European Union

This section inserts section 4B of the International Organisations Act 1968.

Section 6 - International Criminal Court

This section amends the International Criminal Court Act 2001.

Section 7 - European Court of Human Rights

This section provides that section 5 of the International Organisations Act 1968 applies to members of the family of a judge of the European Court of Human Rights as it applies to a judge of that court.

Section 8 - International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

This section provides that the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is to be treated, for the purposes of section 1 of the International Organisations Act 1968, as an organisation of which the United Kingdom, or Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, and at least one other sovereign Power, or the Government of such a Power, are members.

Section 11 - Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent

Section 11 provides that, except for sections 1 to 3, the Act came into force at the end of the period of two months that began on the date on which it was passed. The word "months" means calendar months. The day on which the Act was passed is included in the period of two months. This means that, except for sections 1 to 3, the Act came into force on 7 June 2005.
was made under section 11.