The Extradition Act 2003 (Part 3 Designation) (Amendment) Order 2005

Made7th April 2005

Coming into force8th April 2005

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 upon him by section 142(9) of the Extradition Act 20031 hereby make the following Order:

1.

This Order may be cited as the Extradition Act 2003 (Part 3 Designation) (Amendment) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005 or the day after the day on which it is made, whichever is the later.

2.

Article 2 of the Extradition Act 2003 (Part 3 Designation) Order 20032 is amended as follows:

(a)

substitute “(a) the Director of the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office;” for “(a) any Inland Revenue officer, of grade B1 or above, attached to the Inland Revenue Extradition Group;”

(b)

omit “(d) the Commissioners of Customs and Excise;”

Caroline Flint

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Home Office

7th April 2005

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of the Extradition Act 2003 (Part 3 Designation) Order 2003 specified the appropriate persons who are able to apply to a judge for a Part 3 warrant under the provisions of section 142(1) of the Extradition Act 2003.

This Order amends the list of specified appropriate persons to replace the specifications relating to the Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise to replace them with a specification of the Director of the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office. This amendment is to reflect the changes made to the relevant departments in the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005.