SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 26Minor and consequential amendments
Part 2Other amendments
Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 (c. 47)
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1
Section 8 is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1) after the definition of “the prisoner” insert
; and
“the relevant person” has the meaning given by section 4A(5)(b).
3
In subsection (3)—
a
in paragraph (a) after “section 1(1)(a)” insert “
or 4A(5)(a)
”
;
b
in paragraph (b) for “such a party” substitute “
a party to such international arrangements as are mentioned in section 1(1)(a)
”
;
c
after paragraph (b) (but before the “or” after that paragraph) insert—
ba
that the appropriate authority of a country or territory which is a party to such international arrangements as are mentioned in section 4A(5)(a) has agreed to the transfer of responsibility for the detention and release of a particular person in accordance with those arrangements,