Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13 E+W Extradition

Part 1 E+W Amendments to the Extradition Act 2003

Time for representations and consideration of case under Part 2 E+W

18 (1) Section 93 (Secretary of State's consideration of case) is amended as follows. E+W

(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—

“(7) 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.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 13 para. 18 in force at 15.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3364, art. 2(e)