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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/41/section/21/2014-07-21</dc:identifier><dc:title>Extradition Act 2003</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision about extradition.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-05-17</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2014-07-21</dct:valid>
					
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          <Strong><CommentaryRef Ref="c2086998"/>Part 1</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Extradition to category 1 territories</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/41/part/1/crossheading/the-extradition-hearing/2014-07-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/41/part/1/crossheading/the-extradition-hearing" NumberOfProvisions="22" RestrictEndDate="2021-09-17" id="part-1-crossheading-the-extradition-hearing" RestrictStartDate="2014-07-21" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I."><Title><Emphasis><CommentaryRef Ref="c2087010"/>The extradition hearing</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2014-07-21"><Title><Substitution ChangeId="key-c121baeadce572531ac9ba7cba861832-1453483258937" CommentaryRef="key-c121baeadce572531ac9ba7cba861832">Person unlawfully at large: human rights</Substitution></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/41/section/21/2014-07-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/41/section/21" id="section-21"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">21</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/41/section/21/1/2014-07-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/41/section/21/1" id="section-21-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>If the judge is required to proceed under this section (by virtue of section <CommentaryRef Ref="key-2602ec9aeb7917ccd1d9be92ee47c613"/>... 20) he must decide whether the person’s extradition would be compatible with the Convention rights within the meaning of the Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42).</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/41/section/21/2/2014-07-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/41/section/21/2" id="section-21-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>If the judge decides the question in subsection (1) in the negative he must order the person’s discharge.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/41/section/21/3/2014-07-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/41/section/21/3" id="section-21-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>If the judge decides that question in the affirmative he must order the person to be extradited to the category 1 territory in which the warrant was issued.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/41/section/21/4/2014-07-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/41/section/21/4" id="section-21-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>If the judge makes an order under subsection (3) he must remand the person in custody or on bail to wait for his extradition to the category 1 territory.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/41/section/21/5/2014-07-21" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/41/section/21/5" id="section-21-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text><Substitution ChangeId="d30p1638" CommentaryRef="c2086744">If the person is remanded in custody, the appropriate judge may</Substitution> later grant bail.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c2086744" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 21(5) substituted (15.1.2007) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/48" id="c00289" Year="2006" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="48" Title="Police and Justice Act 2006">Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00289" id="c00290" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/48/section/42" SectionRef="section-42">ss. 42</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00289" id="c00291" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/48/section/53" SectionRef="section-53">53</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00289" id="c00292" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/48/schedule/13/paragraph/16" SectionRef="schedule-13-paragraph-16" Operative="true">Sch. 13 para. 16</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3364" id="c00293" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2006" Number="3364">S.I. 2006/3364</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00293" id="c00294" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3364/article/2/d/e" SectionRef="article-2-d-e" Operative="true">art. 2(d)(e)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c2087010" Type="I"><Para><Text>Act wholly in force at 1.1.2004, see s. 221 and <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103" id="c00296" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="3103">S.I. 2003/3103</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00296" id="c00297" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef> (subject to <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00296" id="c00298" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103/article/5" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-5">arts. 3-5</CitationSubRef>) (as amended by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3258" id="c00299" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="3258">S.I. 2003/3258</Citation> art. 2(2) and <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3312" id="c00300" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="3312">S.I. 2003/3312</Citation> art. 2(2))</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c2086998" Type="I"><Para><Text>Act wholly in force at 1.1.2004, see <CitationSubRef id="c01004" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/41/section/221" SectionRef="section-221">s. 221</CitationSubRef> and <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103" id="c01005" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="3103">S.I. 2003/3103</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01005" id="c01006" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef> (subject to <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c01005" id="c01007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3103/article/5" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-5">arts. 3-5</CitationSubRef>) (as amended by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3258" id="c01008" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="3258">S.I. 2003/3258</Citation> art. 2(2) and <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/3312" id="c01009" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="3312">S.I. 2003/3312</Citation> art. 2(2))</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-c121baeadce572531ac9ba7cba861832" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 21 heading substituted (21.7.2014) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12" id="c1c7ferv2-00008" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2014" Number="12" Title="Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014">Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00008" id="c1c7ferv2-00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/185/1" SectionRef="section-185-1">s. 185(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00008" id="c1c7ferv2-00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/schedule/11/paragraph/105/2" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-105-2" Operative="true">Sch. 11 para. 105(2)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00008" id="c1c7ferv2-00011" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/21" SectionRef="section-21">ss. 21</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00008" id="c1c7ferv2-00012" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/33" SectionRef="section-33">33</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00008" id="c1c7ferv2-00013" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/42" SectionRef="section-42">42</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00008" id="c1c7ferv2-00014" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/58" SectionRef="section-58">58</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00008" id="c1c7ferv2-00015" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/75" SectionRef="section-75">75</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00008" id="c1c7ferv2-00016" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/93" SectionRef="section-93">93</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/1916" id="c1c7ferv2-00017" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2014" Number="1916" Title="The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2014">S.I. 2014/1916</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00017" id="c1c7ferv2-00018" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/1916/article/2/t" SectionRef="article-2-t">art. 2(t)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-2602ec9aeb7917ccd1d9be92ee47c613" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 21(1) omitted (21.7.2014) by virtue of <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12" id="c1c7ferv2-00025" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2014" Number="12" Title="Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014">Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00025" id="c1c7ferv2-00026" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/185/1" SectionRef="section-185-1">s. 185(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00025" id="c1c7ferv2-00027" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/schedule/11/paragraph/105/3" SectionRef="schedule-11-paragraph-105-3" Operative="true">Sch. 11 para. 105(3)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00025" id="c1c7ferv2-00028" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/21" SectionRef="section-21">ss. 21</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00025" id="c1c7ferv2-00029" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/33" SectionRef="section-33">33</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00025" id="c1c7ferv2-00030" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/42" SectionRef="section-42">42</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00025" id="c1c7ferv2-00031" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/58" SectionRef="section-58">58</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00025" id="c1c7ferv2-00032" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/75" SectionRef="section-75">75</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00025" id="c1c7ferv2-00033" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/93" SectionRef="section-93">93</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/1916" id="c1c7ferv2-00034" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2014" Number="1916" Title="The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2014">S.I. 2014/1916</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c1c7ferv2-00034" id="c1c7ferv2-00035" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/1916/article/2/t" SectionRef="article-2-t">art. 2(t)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>