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Section 159: Backing of warrants: Republic of Ireland.

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 · 1994 c. 33View on legislation.gov.uk

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part XII: Miscellaneous and General

REPEALED on 2004-01-01 by Extradition Act 2003.

The text below is the provision as originally enacted. It is historical and may not include amendments made before this status change. View the enacted source.

The Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965 shall be amended as follows.

In section 1 (conditions for endorsement of warrants issued in Republic of Ireland), in subsection (1)(b), after the word “acts” there shall be inserted the words “or on his way to the United Kingdom”.

In section 2 (proceedings for delivery of person arrested under endorsed warrant), in subsection (2)(a) (excluded offences) the words from “, or an offence under an enactment” to “control” shall be omitted.

In section 4 (procedure for provisional warrants)—

in subsection (1)(c), after the word “acts” there shall be inserted the words “or on his way to the United Kingdom”;
in subsection (2), for the words “five days” there shall be substituted the words “seven days”; and
in subsection (3)(b), for the words “three days” there shall be substituted the words “seven days”.

In the Schedule (proceedings before magistrates' court), in paragraph 3, for the words from “and the proceedings” to the end, there shall be substituted the words “as if the proceedings were the summary trial of an information against that person.”.

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