The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc. ) Order 1999

Extradition Act 1989 (c. 33) U.K.

9.—(1) The Extradition Act 1989 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 6–

(a) after “Secretary of State” in each place where it occurs insert “or the Scottish Ministers”;

(b) in subsection (6) after “him” insert “or them”; and

(c) for subsection (9)(a) substitute–

“(a) the Secretary of State, or, except in section 25(1), in the case of a function that is exercisable in or as regards Scotland, the Scottish Ministers”.

(3) In section 7–

(a) in subsection (1) after “Secretary of State” in the first place where it occurs insert “or the Scottish Ministers”???;

(b) in subsections (4) and (5) after “Secretary of State” insert “or the Scottish Ministers”;

(c) in subsection (4) after “him” insert “or them”.

(4) In section 8(4)–

(a) after “Secretary of State” in both places where it occurs there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers”;

(b) after “him” where it first occurs there is inserted “or them”;

(c) after “he decides” there is inserted “or, they decide”.

(5) In section 9(5) after “Secretary of State”, there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers”.

(6) In section 9(8)–

(a) in subsection (i) after “Secretary of State's” there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers'”;

(b) in subsection (ii) after “decides” there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers decide”.

(7) In section 10(6) after “Secretary of State has” there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers have”.

(8) In section 11(1) after “Secretary of State” there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers”.

(9) In section 12–

(a) in subsection (1)–

(i) after “Secretary of State” where it first occurs there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers”;

(ii) after “decides” there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers decide”; and

(b) in subsections (2) and (5) after “Secretary of State” in each place where it occurs there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers”.

(10) In subsections (1) and (4) of section 13 after “Secretary of State” in each place where it occurs there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers”.

(11) In section 13(6) after “Secretary of State's” there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers'”.

(12) In section 13(9) after “Secretary of State has” there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers have”.

(13) In section 20(2) after “he thinks fit” there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers may if they think fit”.

(14) After section 28(1) insert–

“(1A) Any warrant or order to be issued or made by the Scottish Ministers under this Act shall be given under the hand of a member of the Scottish Executive.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 9 in force at 1.7.1999, see art. 1(1)