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Extradition Act 2003

Section 178: Extradition to British overseas territories

513.This section provides for the extension of provisions of this Act to apply to extradition to a British overseas territory from the United Kingdom, category 1 or 2 territories, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

514.This can be done by Order in Council, with certain restrictions and appropriate modifications (subsections (2) to (4)). Extradition to a British overseas territory from the United Kingdom or any of the United Kingdom's extradition partners designated in category 1 can be subject to any provisions of the Act, including any provisions which apply to category 1 territories in the United Kingdom. However, extradition to a British overseas territory from any of the United Kingdom's extradition partners designated in category 2 or any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man can be subject to any provisions, except those which apply only to category 1 territories.

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