Section 188: Re-extradition to category 1 territories

Extradition Act 2003 · 2003 c. 41View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 5: Miscellaneous and general

If this section applies, this Act applies as it would if—

a Part 1 warrant had been issued in respect of the person;
the warrant contained a statement that—
the person had been convicted of the relevant offence, and
the warrant was issued with a view to the person's arrest and extradition to the territory for the purpose of serving a sentence imposed in respect of the relevant offence;
the warrant were issued by the authority of the territory which issued the certificate referred to in section 186(5);
the relevant offence were specified in the warrant;
the judge were the appropriate judge for the purposes of Part 1;
the hearing at which the judge is to make the decision referred to in section 187(1) were the extradition hearing;
the proceedings before the judge were under Part 1.

As applied by subsection (1) this Act has effect with the modifications set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1.

The relevant offence is the offence in respect of which the overseas sentence is imposed.

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