2003 No. 3333
EXTRADITION

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

Made
Coming into force

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 20031, hereby makes the following Order:

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.

2.

(1)

The territories set out in paragraph (2) are hereby designated for the purposes of Part 1 of the Extradition Act 2003.

(2)

Those territories are—

  • Belgium,

  • Denmark,

  • Finland,

  • Ireland,

  • Portugal,

  • Spain,

  • Sweden.

Caroline Flint
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

(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.