Policing and Crime Act 2009

76 Dealing with person for other offences U.K.

(1) The Extradition Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2) Omit section 151 (dealing with person for other offences: other category 2 territories).

(3) Before section 152 insert—

“151A Dealing with person for other offences

(1) This section applies if a person is extradited to the United Kingdom from a territory which is not—

(a) a category 1 territory, or

(b) a territory falling within section 150(1)(b).

(2) The person may be dealt with in the United Kingdom for an offence committed before the person's extradition only if—

(a) the offence is one falling within subsection (3), or

(b) the condition in subsection (4) is satisfied.

(3) The offences are—

(a) the offence in respect of which the person is extradited;

(b) an offence disclosed by the information provided to the territory in respect of that offence;

(c) an offence in respect of which consent to the person being dealt with is given on behalf of the territory.

(4) The condition is that—

(a) the person has returned to the territory from which the person was extradited, or

(b) the person has been given an opportunity to leave the United Kingdom.

(5) A person is dealt with in the United Kingdom for an offence if—

(a) the person is tried there for it;

(b) the person is detained with a view to trial there for it.”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 76 in force at 25.1.2010 by S.I. 2009/3096, art. 3(s) (with art. 4(2))