Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 (c. 47)

This section has no associated Explanatory Notes

18(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,.