PART 12Extradition

Procedure rules

174Criminal Procedure Rules to apply to extradition proceedings etc

(1)

In section 68 of the Courts Act 2003 (Criminal Procedure Rules: meaning of “criminal court”), at the end there is inserted—

“(c)

the High Court in relation to its jurisdiction under the Extradition Act 2003.”

(2)

In section 1 of the Civil Procedure Act 1997 (Civil Procedure Rules), in subsection (1)(b), after “the High Court” there is inserted “ except in relation to its jurisdiction under the Extradition Act 2003 ”.

(3)

In section 157 of the Extradition Act 2003 (production orders), after subsection (8) there is inserted—

“(9)

Criminal Procedure Rules may make provision about applications under this section to a circuit judge.”

(4)

In section 160 of that Act (warrants: special procedure material and excluded material), after subsection (9) there is inserted—

“(10)

Criminal Procedure Rules may make provision about applications under this section to a circuit judge.”