Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 265
Extradition
The Extradition Act 2003 (Amendments to Designations) Order 2020
Made
10th March 2020
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), 69(1), 74(11)(b) and 223(3)(b) and (9) of the Extradition Act 2003( 1 ).
In accordance with section 223(5) of that Act a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and interpretation I1
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Extradition Act 2003 (Amendments to Designations) Order 2020 and comes into force at the end of the period of one week beginning with the day on which it is made.
(2) In this Order, “the 2003 Act” means the Extradition Act 2003.
Amendment to the Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 1 Territories) Order 2003I2
2. —(1)The Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 1 Territories) Order 2003( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 2(2) (territories designated for the purposes of Part 1 of the 2003 Act)—
(a) after “Hungary,” insert “Iceland,”;
(b) after “The Netherlands,” insert “Norway,”.
Modification of effect of the 2003 Act I3
3. The 2003 Act has effect in relation to Iceland and Norway with the modifications that section 64 (extradition offences: person not sentenced for offence) and section 65 (extradition offences: person sentenced for offence) have effect as if subsection (5) of those sections, and the reference to that subsection in subsection (2) of those sections, were omitted.
Amendment to the Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 2 Territories) Order 2003I4
4. —(1)The Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 2 Territories) Order 2003( 3 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 2(2) (territories designated for the purposes of Part 2 of the 2003 Act) —
(a) omit “Iceland,”;
(b) after “Kosovo,” insert “Kuwait,”;
(c) after “Montserrat,” insert “Morocco,”;
(d) omit “Norway,”.
(3) In article 4(2) (territories designated for the purposes of section 74(11)(b) with the relevant longer period for each territory following in brackets)—
(a) after “Iraq (65 days)” insert “Kuwait (65 days)”;
(b) after “Mexico (65 days)”( 4 ) insert “Morocco (65 days)”.
Transitional provision I5
5. Articles 2 and 4(2)(a) and (d) do not apply to a case where a person is accused of the commission of an offence in Iceland or Norway and, in relation to that person and that offence, before the coming into force of this Order.
(a) the Secretary of State has issued a certificate under section 70 of the 2003 Act( 5 ) (extradition request and certificate); or
(b) the person has been arrested under a provisional arrest warrant issued under section 73(3) of that Act (provisional warrant).
James Brokenshire
Minister of State
Home Office
10th March 2020
S.I. 2003/3333 , amended by S.I. 2004/1898 ; there are other amendments but none are relevant.
S.I. 2003/3334 , amended by section 43(1) of the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48) and S.I. 2015/992 ; there are other amendments but none are relevant.
“Mexico (65 days)” was inserted by S.I. 2005/365 .
Section 70 was amended by paragraphs 17(1), (2)(a) and (b) and (3) of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48) and paragraph 121(4)(b) in Part 4 of Schedule 11 to the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12) . There are other amendments but none are relevant.