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1Power of arrest for extradition purposesU.K.

The Schedule—

(a)creates a power of arrest, without warrant, for the purpose of extraditing people for serious offences, and

(b)contains consequential amendments and a power to make further amendments.

Commencement Information

I1S. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1652, reg. 2(1)(a)

2Extent, commencement and short titleU.K.

(1)Any amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent within the United Kingdom as the provision amended or repealed.

(2)The powers under sections 177 and 222 of the Extradition Act 2003 (extension to British overseas territories, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man) may be exercised in relation to any amendment or repeal made by this Act of any part of that Act.

(3)This section comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

(4)The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations appoint, but paragraph 4 of the Schedule may not be commenced so as to come into force in relation to a territory before that territory is a category 2 territory for the purposes of the Extradition Act 2003.

(5)Different days may be appointed for different purposes.

(6)The Secretary of State may by regulations make transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.

(7)Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument.

(8)This Act may be cited as the Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Act 2020.

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