SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 13Extradition
Part 1Amendments to the Extradition Act 2003
Time for representations and consideration of case under Part 2
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Section 93 (Secretary of State's consideration of case) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (6)
(length of permitted period for representations), for “6 weeks” there is substituted “
4 weeks
”
.
3
After that subsection there is inserted—
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In the case of a person who has consented under section 127 to his extradition, the Secretary of State is not required—
a
to wait until the end of the permitted period before ordering the person's extradition, or
b
to consider any representations received after the order is made.