Explanatory Notes

Extradition Act 2003

2003 CHAPTER 41

20th November 2003

Territorial Application: Wales

Part 1 .Extradition to Category 1 Territories

Section 3: Arrest under certified Part 1 Warrant

24.This section sets out the procedure for arrest on the basis of a certified Part 1 warrant.

25.Subsection (2) provides that an arrest on the basis of a Part 1 warrant can be made by a police constable or customs officer anywhere in the United Kingdom. A warrant can also be executed by a service policeman, but only if the person arrested is subject to the relevant service law, and in a place where the service policeman would have the authority to arrest the person under that law (subsections (3), (4) and (6)). The arresting officer need not have the warrant in his possession at the time of arrest in order to make that arrest (subsection (5)).