Part 1

Extradition to category 1 territories

Arrest

Arrest under certified Part 1 warrant
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1
This section applies if a certificate is issued under section 2 in respect of a Part 1 warrant issued in respect of a person.
2
The warrant may be executed by a constable or a customs officer in any part of the United Kingdom.
3
The warrant may be executed by a service policeman, but only if the service policeman would have power to arrest the person under the appropriate service law if the person had committed an offence under that law.
4
If a service policeman has power to execute the warrant under subsection (3), he may execute the warrant in any place where he would have power to arrest the person under the appropriate service law if the person had committed an offence under that law.
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The warrant may be executed even if neither the warrant nor a copy of it is in the possession of the person executing it at the time of the arrest.
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The appropriate service law is—
a
the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 18), if the person in respect of whom the warrant is issued is subject to military law;
b
the Air Force Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 19), if that person is subject to air-force law;
c
the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53), if that person is subject to that Act.