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61. - (1) The Extradition Act 1989 shall be amended as follows.
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(2) In section 22(2) (international conventions) after paragraph (l) insert-
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"(m) the Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, which was opened for signature at New York on 12th January 1998 ("the Terrorist Bombings Convention")". |
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(3) In section 22(4) after paragraph (l) insert-
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"(m) in relation to the Terrorist Bombings Convention an offence, committed as an act of terrorism or for the purposes of terrorism, under- |
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(i) section 2, 3 or 5 of the Explosive Substances Act 1883 (causing explosions, &;c.),
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(ii) section 1 of the Biological Weapons Act 1974 (biological weapons), or
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(iii) section 2 of the Chemical Weapons Act 1996 (chemical weapons)".
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(4) After section 24(4) (suppression of terrorism) insert-
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"(5) Subsections (1) and (2) above shall have effect in relation to an offence to which section 22(4)(m) above applies as they have effect in relation to an offence to which section 1 of the Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978 applies.
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(6) For that purpose subsection (2) applies to a country which is a party to the Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings mentioned in section 22(2)(m) above."
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