Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Act 2020

Extradition Act 2003 U.K.

10 U.K. The Extradition Act 2003 is amended as follows.

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I1 Sch. para. 10 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(b)

11 (1) Section 76 (date of extradition hearing: arrest under provisional warrant) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In the heading, after “provisional warrant” insert “ or under section 74A ”.

(3) In subsection (1)—

(a) in paragraph (a), after “provisional warrant” insert “ or under section 74A ”;

(b) in paragraph (b), after “section 74(10)” insert “ or 74E(4) ”.

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I2 Sch. para. 11 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(b)

12 U.K. In section 76A (person charged with offence in United Kingdom before extradition hearing), in subsection (1)(a), for “or 74(3)” substitute “ , 74(3) or 74A(3) ”.

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I3 Sch. para. 12 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(b)

13 U.K. In section 76B (person serving sentence in United Kingdom before extradition hearing), in subsection (1)(a), for “or 74(3)” substitute “ , 74(3) or 74A(3) ”.

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I4 Sch. para. 13 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(b)

14 U.K. In section 127 (consent to extradition: general), in subsection (2), after “provisional warrant” insert “ or under section 74A ”.

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I5 Sch. para. 14 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(b)

15 (1) Section 136 (persons serving sentences outside territory where convicted) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) in paragraph (a) omit “or” at the end;

(b) in paragraph (b), at the end insert “, or

(c) a request for the person's arrest is made by an authority of a specified category 2 territory (within the meaning of section 74B(7)) and the request contains the statement referred to in subsection (2).”

(3) In subsection (3)—

(a) in paragraph (b), after “subsection (1)(b)” insert “ or (c) (as the case may be) ”;

(b) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) section 74C(1)(b) has effect as if the reference to the statement referred to in subsection (4) of that section were a reference to the statement in subsection (2) of this section;

(d) section 74C(5) has effect as if paragraph (c) were omitted and as if in paragraph (d)—

(i) “the category 2 territory” read “the convicting territory”;

(ii) “if the person has been sentenced for the offence” were omitted.”

(4) In subsection (4)—

(a) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) section 74(7)(a) has effect as if “accused of the commission of an offence in a category 2 territory or that he is alleged to be unlawfully at large after conviction of an offence by a court in a category 2 territory” read “alleged to be unlawfully at large from a prison in the imprisoning territory after conviction of an offence in the convicting territory”;”;

(b) after paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca) section 74B(1)(b) has effect as if sub-paragraph (i) were omitted and as if for sub-paragraph (ii) there were substituted—

“(ii) the person is alleged to be unlawfully at large from a prison in the imprisoning territory after conviction of an offence in the convicting territory;”;

(cb) section 74B(1)(c) has effect as if “a serious extradition offence” read “a serious extradition offence in relation to the convicting territory”;

(cc) section 74E(1)(a) has effect as if “accused of the commission of an offence in a category 2 territory or are alleged to be unlawfully at large after conviction of an offence by a court in a category 2 territory” read “alleged to be unlawfully at large from a prison in the imprisoning territory after conviction of an offence in the convicting territory”;

(cd) section 74E(2)(a) has effect as if “the category 2 territory in which the person is accused of the commission of an offence or is alleged to have been convicted of an offence” read “the imprisoning territory”;”.

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I6 Sch. para. 15 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(b)

16 U.K. In section 162 (entry and search of premises on arrest), in subsection (3)(d), after “provisional warrant” insert “ or under section 74A ”.

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I7 Sch. para. 16 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(b)

17 U.K. In section 164 (entry and search of premises after arrest), in subsection (3)(d), after “provisional warrant” insert “ or under section 74A ”.

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I8 Sch. para. 17 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(b)

18 U.K. In section 172 (delivery of seized property), in subsection (4)(d), after “provisional warrant” insert “ or section 74A. ”

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I9 Sch. para. 18 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(b)

19 U.K. In section 174 (interpretation), in subsection (2), after paragraph (d) insert—

“(e) section 74A.”

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I10 Sch. para. 19 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(b)

20 U.K. In section 193 (parties to international conventions), in subsection (4)(a), after “74(11)(b)” insert “ , 74A to 74E ”.

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I11 Sch. para. 20 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(b)

21 U.K. In section 194 (special extradition arrangements), in subsection (4)(a), after “74(11)(b)” insert “ , 74A to 74E ”.

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I12 Sch. para. 21 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(b)

22 (1) Section 206B (live links: supplementary) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (6)(b), for “or 74(3)” substitute “ , 74(3) or 74A(3) ”.

(3) In subsection (7), for “or 74(3)” substitute “ , 74(3) or 74A(3) ”.

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I13 Sch. para. 22 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(b)

23 (1) In section 206C (live links: interpretation), subsection (4) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In paragraph (c) omit “or” at the end.

(3) In paragraph (d), at the end insert “; or

(e) a certificate is issued under section 74B in respect of the person.”

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I14 Sch. para. 23 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(b)

24 (1) In section 208 (national security), subsection (9) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In paragraph (b), for “or under a provisional warrant” substitute “ , under a provisional warrant or under section 74A ”.

(3) In paragraph (c), after “74” insert “ , 74D, 74E ”.

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I15 Sch. para. 24 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(b)

25 (1) Section 216 (other interpretive provisions) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) References in sections 74B and 74C to the designated authority must be read in accordance with section 74B(4).”

(3) In subsection (3), at the start insert “ Other ”.

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I16 Sch. para. 25 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(b)

26 U.K. In section 223 (orders and regulations), after subsection (6) insert—

“(6A) No regulations under section 74B(8) may be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.”

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I17 Sch. para. 26 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(b)