Part XII Miscellaneous and General
Extradition procedures
I1159 Backing of warrants: Republic of Ireland.
1
The M1Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965 shall be amended as follows.
2
In section 1 (conditions for endorsement of warrants issued in Republic of Ireland), in subsection (1)(b), after the word “acts” there shall be inserted the words “
or on his way to the United Kingdom
”
.
3
In section 2 (proceedings for delivery of person arrested under endorsed warrant), in subsection (2)(a) (excluded offences) the words from “, or an offence under an enactment” to “control” shall be omitted.
4
In section 4 (procedure for provisional warrants)—
a
in subsection (1)(c), after the word “acts” there shall be inserted the words “
or on his way to the United Kingdom
”
;
b
in subsection (2), for the words “five days” there shall be substituted the words “
seven days
”
; and
c
in subsection (3)(b), for the words “three days” there shall be substituted the words “
seven days
”
.
5
In the Schedule (proceedings before magistrates’ court), in paragraph 3, for the words from “and the proceedings” to the end, there shall be substituted the words “
as if the proceedings were the summary trial of an information against that person.
”
.