SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 13Extradition
Part 1Amendments to the Extradition Act 2003
1Requests for extradition of persons unlawfully at large
1
In section 2 (Part 1 warrant and certificate), in subsection (5)(a), for “is alleged to be unlawfully at large after conviction” there is substituted “has been convicted”.
2
In section 70 (request and certificate for extradition to category 2 territory)—
a
in subsection (3), after “subsection (4)” there is inserted “or the statement referred to in subsection (4A)”;
b
for subsection (4) there is substituted—
4
The statement is one that—
a
the person is accused in the category 2 territory of the commission of an offence specified in the request, and
b
the request is made with a view to his arrest and extradition to the category 2 territory for the purpose of being prosecuted for the offence.
4A
The statement is one that—
a
the person has been convicted of an offence specified in the request by a court in the category 2 territory, and
b
the request is made with a view to his arrest and extradition to the category 2 territory for the purpose of being sentenced for the offence or of serving a sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention imposed in respect of the offence.
3
In section 142 (issue of Part 3 warrant), in subsection (5)(a), for “is alleged to be unlawfully at large after conviction” there is substituted “has been convicted”.