Extradition Act 1989 (repealed)

Part I Introductory

1 Liability to extradition.

Extradition crimes

2 Meaning of “extradition crime”.

Return to foreign states

3 Arrangements for availability of Part III procedure.

4 Orders in Council as to extradition.

Return to Commonwealth countries and colonies

5 Procedure for designation etc.

Part II Restrictions on Return

6 General restrictions on return.

Part III Procedure

7 Extradition request and authority to proceed.

8 Arrest for purposes of committal.

9 Proceedings for committal.

10 Statement of case by court.

11 Application for habeas corpus etc.

12 Order for return.

13 Return to foreign states – supplementary.

14 Simplified procedure.

Special extradition arrangements

15 Special extradition arrangements.

Effect of delay

16 Discharge in case of delay.

Part IV Treatment of Persons Returned

18 Restrictions upon proceedings for other offences in case of persons returned by foreign states.

19 Restrictions upon proceedings for other offences in case of persons returned by designated Commonwealth countries or colonies.

19A Restrictions upon proceedings for other offences in case of persons returned by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

20 Restoration of persons not tried or acquitted.

Part V Special Cases

Repatriation cases

21 Persons serving sentences outside country of conviction.

International Convention cases

22 Extension of purposes of extradition for offences under Acts giving effect to international Conventions.

23 Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes

24 Suppression of terrorism.

25 Hostage-taking.

Part VI Miscellaneous and Supplementary

26 Authentication of foreign documents.

27 Evidence – Commonwealth countries and colonies.

Warrants and orders

28 Form of warrants and orders.

Channel Islands and Isle of Man

29 Application to Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

Extradition between colonies and foreign states

30 General extradition arrangements.

31 Special extradition arrangements.

Orders in Council relating to colonies etc.

32 Application of provisions of Act by Order in Council.

33 Alternative arrangements for colonies.

34 Colonies— supplementary.

1995 and 1996 Convention cases

34AApplication of Act in 1995 and 1996 Convention cases

35 Interpretation.

Supplementary Evidence

37 Repeals etc.

38 Short title, commencement and extent.

SCHEDULE 1 Provisions deriving from Extradition Act 1870 and associated enactments

Restrictions on surrender

1(1) The following restrictions shall be observed with respect to...

Effect of Order

2An Order in Council under section 2 of the Extradition...

Liability of criminal to surrender

3Where this Schedule has effect in the case of any...

Order of Secretary of State for issue of warrant in United Kingdom if crime is not of political character

4(1) A requisition for the surrender of a fugitive criminal...

Issue of warrant by metropolitan magistrate, justice etc.

5(1) A warrant for the apprehension of a fugitive criminal,...

Hearing of case and evidence of political character of crime

6(1) When a fugitive criminal is brought before the District...

Committal or discharge of prisoner

7(1) In the case of a fugitive criminal accused of...

Surrender of fugitive to foreign state by warrant of Secretary of State

8(1) If the District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) commits a fugitive...

Simplified procedure

9(1) A person may give notice that he waives the...

Discharge of persons apprehended if not conveyed out of United Kingdom within 2 months

10If the fugitive criminal who has been committed to prison...

Execution of warrant of metropolitan magistrate

11The warrant of the District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) issued in...

Depositions etc to be evidence

12Depositions and statements on oath taken in a foreign state,...

Crimes committed at sea

13(1) Where the crime in respect of which the surrender...

14(1) For the purposes of the application of this Schedule...

Deemed extension of jurisdiction of foreign states

15For the purposes of this Schedule any act, wherever committed,...

Fugitive criminals in colonies

16This Schedule, when applied by Order in Council, shall, unless...

Criminal surrendered by foreign state not triable for previous crime

17Where in pursuance of any arrangement with a foreign state,...

Application of Schedule in Channel Islands and Isle of Man

18This Schedule (except so far as relates to the execution...

Dependencies of foreign states

19For the purposes of this Schedule, every colony, dependency, and...

20In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires— “colony” includes...

SCHEDULE 1A THE 1995 CONVENTION AND THE 1996 CONVENTION

PART 1 THE 1995 CONVENTION

1 Application of Act

2 Adaptations of Act

3In section 6 after subsection (6) insert—

4In section 9 after subsection (3) insert -

5After section 14 insert— 14A Consent to return

6In section 18 after subsection (1) insert—

PART 2 THE 1996 CONVENTION

7Application of Act

8Adaptations of Act

9(1) Section 2 is amended as follows.

10(1) Section 6 is amended as follows.

11(1) Section 18 is amended as follows.

12(1) Section 26 is amended as follows.

SCHEDULE 2 Repeals

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Extradition Act 1989 (repealed)

1989 CHAPTER 33

An Act to consolidate enactments relating to extradition under the Criminal Justice Act 1988, the Fugitive Offenders Act 1967 and the Extradition Acts 1870 to 1935, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.

[27th July 1989]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—