Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 3333

EXTRADITION

The Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 1 Territories) Order 2003

Made

18th December 2003

Coming into force

1st January 2004

Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Extradition Act 2003 M1 , hereby makes the following Order:

Marginal Citations

M1 2003 c. 41.

1.  This Order may be cited as the Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 1 Territories) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st January 2004.

[F1 1A.   The following territories are designated for the purposes of Part 1 of the Extradition Act 2003—

• Austria,

• Belgium,

• Bulgaria,

• Croatia,

• Cyprus,

• Czech Republic,

• Denmark,

• Estonia,

• Finland,

• France,

• Germany,

• Greece,

• Hungary,

• Ireland,

• Italy,

• Latvia,

• Lithuania,

• Luxembourg,

• Malta,

• The Netherlands,

• Poland,

• Portugal,

• Romania,

• Slovakia,

• Slovenia,

• Spain,

• Sweden.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 1A inserted (31.12.2020) by European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29), ss. 11(1), 40(7); S.I. 2020/1662, reg. 2(j)

[F2 2.   Gibraltar is designated for the purposes of Part 1 of the Extradition Act 2003.] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F2 Art. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742), regs. 1, 55(2) (with reg. 57) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1408, regs. 1, 26); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Caroline Flint

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Part 1 of the Extradition Act 2003 introduces new extradition procedures. These procedures include a new statutory appeal process and a reduced involvement of the Secretary of State. Article 2 designates those territories with which the United Kingdom will be operating the new extradition procedures.