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Extradition Act 1989

1989 CHAPTER 33

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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  1. Part I

    INTRODUCTORY

    1. General

      1. 1. Liability to extradition.

    2. Extradition crimes

      1. 2. Meaning of “extradition crime”.

    3. Return to foreign states

      1. 3. Arrangements for availability of Part III procedure.

      2. 4. Orders in Council as to extradition.

    4. Return to Commonwealth countries and colonies

      1. 5. Procedure for designation etc.

  2. Part II

    RESTRICTIONS ON RETURN

    1. 6. General restrictions on return.

  3. Part III

    PROCEDURE

    1. General

      1. 7. Extradition request and authority to proceed.

      2. 8. Arrest for purposes of committal.

      3. 9. Proceedings for committal.

      4. 10. Statement of case by court.

      5. 11. Application for habeas corpus etc.

      6. 12. Order for return.

      7. 13. Return to foreign states – supplementary.

      8. 14. Simplified procedure.

    2. Special extradition arrangements

      1. 15. Special extradition arrangements.

    3. Effect of delay

      1. 16. Discharge in case of delay.

    4. Custody

      1. 17. Custody.

  4. Part IV

    TREATMENT OF PERSONS RETURNED

    1. 18. Restrictions upon proceedings for other offences in case of persons returned by foreign states.

    2. 19. Restrictions upon proceedings for other offences in case of persons returned by designated Commonwealth countries or colonies.

    3. 20. Restoration of persons not tried or acquitted.

  5. Part V

    SPECIAL CASES

    1. Repatriation cases

      1. 21. Persons serving sentences outside country of conviction.

    2. International Convention cases

      1. 22. Extension of purposes of extradition for offences under Acts giving effect to international Conventions.

      2. 23. Genocide etc.

      3. 24. Suppression of terrorism.

      4. 25. Hostage-taking.

  6. Part VI

    MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY

    1. Evidence

      1. 26. Authentication of foreign documents.

      2. 27. Evidence – Commonwealth countries and colonies.

    2. Warrants and orders

      1. 28. Form of warrants and orders.

    3. Channel Islands and Isle of Man

      1. 29. Application to Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

    4. Extradition between colonies and foreign states

      1. 30. General extradition arrangements.

      2. 31. Special extradition arrangements.

    5. Orders in Council relating to colonies etc.

      1. 32. Application of provisions of Act by Order in Council.

      2. 33. Alternative arrangements for colonies.

      3. 34. Colonies—supplementary.

    6. General

      1. 35. Interpretation.

    7. Supplementary

      1. 36. Amendments.

      2. 37. Repeals etc.

      3. 38. Short title, commencement and extent.

    1. Schedule 1

      Provisions deriving from Extradition Act 1870 and associated enactments.

    2. Schedule 2

      Repeals.

An Act to consolidate enactments relating to extradition under the Criminal Justice Act 1988, the Fugitive Offenders Act 1967 and the Extradition Acts 1870 to 1935, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.

[27th July 1989]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—