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           (b)           when the period permitted for applying to the House of Lords for leave

to appeal to it ends, if the Court of Appeal refuses leave to appeal and

there is no application to the House of Lords for leave to appeal;

           (c)           when the House of Lords refuses leave to appeal to it;

           (d)           at the end of the permitted period, which is 28 days starting with the

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day on which leave to appeal to the House of Lords is granted, if no

such appeal is brought before the end of that period.

     (4)    These must be ignored for the purposes of subsections (2) and (3)—

           (a)           any power of a court to extend the period permitted for giving notice of

appeal or of application for leave to appeal or for applying for leave to

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appeal;

           (b)           any power of a court to grant leave to take a step out of time.

     (5)    Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply to Scotland.

 198   Other interpretative provisions

     (1)    References to a category 1 territory must be read in accordance with section 1.

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     (2)    References to a category 2 territory must be read in accordance with section 68.

     (3)    References to a Part 1 warrant must be read in accordance with section 2.

     (4)    References to a Part 3 warrant must be read in accordance with section 141.

     (5)    References to a valid request for a person’s extradition must be read in

accordance with section 69.

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     (6)    The European framework decision is the framework decision of the Council of

the European Union made on 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and

the surrender procedures between member states (2002/584/JHA).

     (7)    “High Court” in relation to Scotland means the High Court of Justiciary.

     (8)    “Police officer” in relation to Northern Ireland has the same meaning as in the

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Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c. 32).

     (9)    A provisional warrant is a warrant issued under section 72(3).

     (10)   This section and sections 196 and 197 apply for the purposes of this Act.

General

 199   Form of documents

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The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe the form of any document

required for the purposes of this Act.

 200   Repeals

The Schedule contains repeals.

 201   Commencement

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The preceding provisions of this Act come into force in accordance with

provision made by the Secretary of State by order.

 

 

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 202   Existing legislation on extradition

An Order in Council may amend or repeal any provision of these Acts—

           (a)           the Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965 (c. 45);

           (b)           the Extradition Act 1989 (c. 33).

 203   Channel Islands and Isle of Man

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An Order in Council may provide for this Act to extend to any of the Channel

Islands or the Isle of Man with the modifications (if any) specified in the Order.

 204   Orders and regulations

     (1)    References in this section to subordinate legislation are to—

           (a)           an order of the Secretary of State under this Act (other than an order

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within subsection (2));

           (b)           an order of the Treasury under this Act;

           (c)           regulations under this Act.

     (2)    The orders referred to in subsection (1)(a) are—

           (a)           an order for a person’s extradition or discharge;

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           (b)           an order deferring proceedings on a warrant or request;

           (c)           an order deferring a person’s extradition in pursuance of a warrant or

request.

     (3)    Subordinate legislation—

           (a)           may make different provision for different purposes;

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           (b)           may include supplementary, incidental, saving or transitional

provisions.

     (4)    A power to make subordinate legislation is exercisable by statutory

instrument.

     (5)    A statutory instrument is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of

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either House of Parliament if it contains subordinate legislation other than an

order under section 3(3), 5(2), 141(10), 171(4) or 201.

     (6)    No order may be made under section 3(3), 5(2), 141(10) or 171(4) unless a draft

of the order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of

each House.

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 205   Orders in Council

     (1)    An Order in Council under any provision of this Act other than section 203 is

subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of

Parliament.

     (2)    An Order in Council under this Act—

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           (a)           may make different provision for different purposes;

           (b)           may include supplementary, incidental, saving or transitional

provisions.

     (3)    A territory may be designated by being named in an Order in Council under

this Act or by falling within a description set out in such an Order.

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     (4)    An Order in Council under section 1 or 68 may provide that this Act has effect

in relation to a territory designated by the Order with specified modifications.

 206   Finance

The following are to be paid out of money provided by Parliament

           (a)           any expenditure incurred by the Lord Chancellor under this Act;

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           (b)           any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of money provided

by Parliament under any other enactment.

 207   Extent

     (1)    Sections 155 to 158, 164 to 166, 169 and 171 do not extend to Scotland.

     (2)    Section 182 applies to Scotland only.

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     (3)    Sections 183 and 184 extend to Northern Ireland only.

 208   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Extradition Act 2003.

 

 

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Extradition Bill
Schedule — Repeals

 

Schedule

Section 200

 

Repeals

 

Short title and chapter

Extent of repeal

 
 

Bail Act 1976 (c. 63)

In section 2(2) the definition of “proceedings

 
  

against a fugitive offender”.

 

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In section 4(2) the words “or proceedings

 
  

against a fugitive offender for the offence”.

 
  

In section 7(4) the words from “In reckoning” to

 
  

“Sunday”.

 
 

Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45)

In Schedule 12, in the entry for the Bail Act 1976,

 

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paragraph 4.

 
 

International Criminal Court

In paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 2, the words “by

 
 

Act 2001 (c. 17)

a court or judicial officer”.

 
 

 

 
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