Schedule 2 Crimes of Torture Act 1989 Version as at 1 July 2023 Article 24 1. Upon ratification, States Parties may make a declaration postponing the imple‐ mentation of their obligations under either part III or part IV of the present Protocol. 2. This postponement shall be valid for a maximum of three years. After due rep‐ resentations made by the State Party and after consultation with the Subcom‐ mittee on Prevention, the Committee against Torture may extend that period for an additional two years. Part VI Financial provisions Article 25 1. The expenditure incurred by the Subcommittee on Prevention in the implemen‐ tation of the present Protocol shall be borne by the United Nations. 2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall provide the necessary staff and facilities for the effective performance of the functions of the Subcommit‐ tee on Prevention under the present Protocol. Article 26 1. A Special Fund shall be set up in accordance with the relevant procedures of the General Assembly, to be administered in accordance with the financial regulations and rules of the United Nations, to help finance the implementation of the recommendations made by the Subcommittee on Prevention after a visit to a State Party, as well as education programmes of the national preventive mechanisms. 2. The Special Fund may be financed through voluntary contributions made by Governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and other private or public entities. Part VII Final provisions Article 27 1. The present Protocol is open for signature by any State that has signed the Convention. 2. The present Protocol is subject to ratification by any State that has ratified or acceded to the Convention. Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 3. The present Protocol shall be open to accession by any State that has ratified or acceded to the Convention. 40