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SCHEDULE 13E+WExtradition

Part 1E+WAmendments to the Extradition Act 2003

Requests for extradition of persons unlawfully at largeE+W

1(1)In section 2 (Part 1 warrant and certificate), in subsection (5)(a), for “is alleged to be unlawfully at large after conviction” there is substituted “ has been convicted ”.E+W

(2)In section 70 (request and certificate for extradition to category 2 territory)—

(a)in subsection (3), after “subsection (4)” there is inserted “ or the statement referred to in subsection (4A) ”;

(b)for subsection (4) there is substituted—

“(4)The statement is one that—

(a)the person is accused in the category 2 territory of the commission of an offence specified in the request, and

(b)the request is made with a view to his arrest and extradition to the category 2 territory for the purpose of being prosecuted for the offence.

(4A)The statement is one that—

(a)the person has been convicted of an offence specified in the request by a court in the category 2 territory, and

(b)the request is made with a view to his arrest and extradition to the category 2 territory for the purpose of being sentenced for the offence or of serving a sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention imposed in respect of the offence.”

(3)In section 142 (issue of Part 3 warrant), in subsection (5)(a), for “is alleged to be unlawfully at large after conviction” there is substituted “ has been convicted ”.

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