Section 1 — Human Rights Act 1998: The Convention Rights.

The Convention Rights. 1 1 In this Act “ the Convention rights ” means the rights and fundamental freedoms set out in—

a Articles 2 to 12 and 14 of the Convention, b Articles 1 to 3 of the First Protocol, and c Article 1 of the Thirteenth Protocol , as read with Articles 16 to 18 of the Convention.

2 Those Articles are to have effect for the purposes of this Act subject to any designated derogation or reservation (as to which see sections 14 and 15).

3 The Articles are set out in Schedule 1.

4 The Secretary of State may by order make such amendments to this Act as he considers appropriate to reflect the effect, in relation to the United Kingdom, of a protocol.

5 In subsection (4) “ protocol ” means a protocol to the Convention—

a which the United Kingdom has ratified; or b which the United Kingdom has signed with a view to ratification.

6 No amendment may be made by an order under subsection (4) so as to come into force before the protocol concerned is in force in relation to the United Kingdom.