Extradition Act 1989 (repealed)

35 Interpretation. U.K.

(1) In this Act—

• “appropriate authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 6(9) above;

• “authority to proceed” has the meaning assigned to it by section 7(1) above;

• “court of committal” has the meaning assigned to it by section 9(1) above;

• “designated Commonwealth country” has the meaning assigned to it by section 5(1) above,

• “designated metropolitan magistrate” has the meaning assigned to it by section 8(2) above;

• “extradition crime”, subject to paragraph 20 of Schedule 1 to this Act, is to be construed in accordance with section 2 above;

• “extradition arrangements”, “general extradition arrangements” and “special extradition arrangements” have the meanings assigned to them by section 3 above;

• “extradition request” has the meaning assigned to it by section 7(1) above;

• [F1 “Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China;]

• “metropolitan magistrate” has the meaning assigned to it by section 8(2) above; and

• “provisional warrant” has the meaning assigned to it by section 8(1) above.

(2) For the purposes of this Act a person convicted in his absence in a designated Commonwealth country or a colony shall be treated as a person accused of the offence of which he is convicted.

[F2 (3) For the purposes of the application of this Act by virtue of any Order in Council in force under it or section 2 of the M1 Extradition Act 1870, any reference in this Act to evidence making a case requiring an answer by an accused person shall be taken to indicate a determination of the same question as is indicated by a reference (however expressed) in any such Order (or arrangements embodied or recited in it) to evidence warranting or justifying the committal for trial of an accused person.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Definition in s. 35(1) inserted (1.7.1997) by S.I. 1997/1178, art. 2, Sch. para.15.

F2 S. 35(3) inserted (1.4.1997) by 1994 c. 33, s. 158(7); S.I. 1997/882, art. 2.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 35 extended (British Antarctic Territory) (with modifications) (6.7.1992) by S.I. 1992/1300, art. 2, Sch.

Marginal Citations

M1 1870 c. 52.