Section 26: Appeal against extradition order

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

Part 1: Extradition to category 1 territories

If the appropriate judge orders a person's extradition under this Part, the person may appeal to the High Court against the order.

But subsection (1) does not apply if the order is made under section 46 or 48.

An appeal under this section—

may be brought on a question of law or fact, but
lies only with the leave of the High Court.

Notice of application for leave to appeal under this section must be given in accordance with rules of court before the end of the permitted period, which is 7 days starting with the day on which the order is made.

But where a person gives notice of application for leave to appeal after the end of the permitted period, the High Court must not for that reason refuse to entertain the application if the person did everything reasonably possible to ensure that the notice was given as soon as it could be given.

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