PART 17EXTRADITION

GENERAL RULES

When this Part applies17.1

This Part applies to extradition under Part 1 or Part 2 of the Extradition Act 2003244, but—

a

rules 17.8 to 17.14 do not apply to extradition under Part 1 of the Act; and

b

rules 17.5 to 17.7 do not apply to extradition under Part 2 of the Act.

[Note. The Extradition Act 2003 provides for the extradition of a person accused or convicted of a crime to the territory within which that person is accused or was convicted. Part 1 of the Act (sections 1 to 68) allows the court to give effect to a warrant for arrest issued in a territory designated for the purposes of that Part, including a MemberState of the European Union. Part 2 of the Act (sections 69 to 141) allows the court and the Secretary of State to give effect to a request for extradition made under a treaty between the United Kingdom and the requesting territory.]