Citation, commencement, interpretation and transitional provision
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations and Appeals) Order 2015 and comes into force at the end of the period of 21 days beginning on the day on which it is made.
(2) In this Order, “the 2003 Act” means the Extradition Act 2003.
(3) Article 2 of this Order does not apply in a case where—
(a)the Secretary of State issued a certificate under section 70 of the 2003 Act(1), or
(b)a justice of the peace or sheriff issued a warrant under section 73 of that Act(2),
before the coming into force of this Order.
(4) Article 3 of this Order shall not apply in a case where notice of appeal was given under section 26, 28, 103, 105, 108 or 110 of the 2003 Act(3) before the coming into force of this Order.
Section 70 was amended by the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c.48), Schedule 13. There is another amendment to section 70 which is not relevant to this Order.
There are amendments to section 73 which are not relevant to this Order.
Sections 26, 28, 103, 105, 108 and 110 were amended by the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, section 160 and Schedule 11. Section 108 was also amended by the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c.22), Schedule 20.