Extradition Act 2003U.K.
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2(1)The Extradition Act 2003 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 206A—
(a)in the heading, omit “certain”;
(b)in subsection (1)—
(i)in paragraph (a), omit the words from “other” to “56,”;
(ii)in paragraph (b), omit the words from “, other” to the end;
(c)in subsection (2)—
(i)for the words from “the person” to “during the hearing,” substitute “it is in the interests of justice to do so,”;
(ii)omit “at any time before the hearing”;
(d)for subsection (3) substitute—
“(3)A live link direction is a direction requiring a person to take part in the hearing (in whatever capacity) through a live link.”;
(e)omit subsection (5);
(f)for subsection (6) substitute—
“(6)A person who takes part in the hearing through a live link is to be treated as present in court for the purposes of the hearing.”
(3)In section 206C—
(a)omit subsections (4) and (5);
(b)in subsection (6)—
(i)in the opening words, for “, while absent from the place where the hearing is being held,” substitute “(P)”;
(ii)in paragraph (a), for the words from “the appropriate” to the end substitute “all other persons taking part in the hearing who are not in the same location as P, and”;
(iii)in paragraph (b), for the words from “the judge” to the end substitute “all other persons taking part in the hearing who are not in the same location as P.”;
(iv)omit the words after paragraph (b);
(c)after subsection (6) insert—
“(7)For the purposes of subsection (6) the following matters are to be disregarded—
(a)the extent (if any) to which a person is unable to see or hear by reason of any impairment of eyesight or hearing;
(b)the effect of any direction or order which provides for one person taking part in a hearing to be prevented by means of a screen or other arrangement from seeing another person taking part in the hearing.”