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 120   Withdrawal of request while appeal to High Court pending

     (1)    This section applies if at any time in the relevant period the High Court is

informed by the Secretary of State that a request for a person’s extradition has

been withdrawn.

     (2)    The relevant period is the period—

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           (a)           starting when notice of an appeal to the court is given by the person

whose extradition is requested or by a person acting on behalf of the

category 2 territory to which his extradition is requested;

           (b)           ending when proceedings on the appeal are discontinued or the court

makes its decision on the appeal.

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     (3)    If the appeal is under section 99 or 104, the court must—

           (a)           order the person’s discharge;

           (b)           quash the order for his extradition, if the Secretary of State has ordered

his extradition.

     (4)    If the appeal is under section 101 or 106, the court must dismiss the appeal.

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     (5)    If the person is not before the court at the time the court orders his discharge,

the court must inform him of the order.

 121   Withdrawal of request while appeal to House of Lords pending

     (1)    This section applies if at any time in the relevant period the House of Lords is

informed by the Secretary of State that a request for a person’s extradition has

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been withdrawn.

     (2)    The relevant period is the period—

           (a)           starting when leave to appeal to the House of Lords is granted to the

person whose extradition is requested or a person acting on behalf of

the category 2 territory to which his extradition is requested;

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           (b)           ending when proceedings on the appeal are discontinued or the House

of Lords makes its decision on the appeal.

     (3)    If the appeal is brought by the person whose extradition is requested the House

of Lords must—

           (a)           order the person’s discharge;

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           (b)           quash the order for his extradition, in a case where the appeal was

against a decision of the High Court to dismiss an appeal under section

99 or 104.

     (4)    If the appeal is brought by a person acting on behalf of the category 2 territory

the House of Lords must dismiss the appeal.

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     (5)    If the person whose extradition is requested is not before the House of Lords at

the time it orders his discharge, the House of Lords must inform him of the

order.

Competing extradition requests

 122   Competing extradition requests

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     (1)    This section applies if—

 

 

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           (a)           the Secretary of State receives a valid request for a person’s extradition

to a category 2 territory;

           (b)           the person is in the United Kingdom;

           (c)           before the person is extradited in pursuance of the request or

discharged, the Secretary of State receives another valid request for the

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person’s extradition.

     (2)    The Secretary of State may—

           (a)           order proceedings (or further proceedings) on one of the requests to be

deferred until the other one has been disposed of, if neither of the

requests has been disposed of;

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           (b)           order the person’s extradition in pursuance of the request under

consideration to be deferred until the other request has been disposed

of, if an order for his extradition in pursuance of the request under

consideration has been made.

     (3)    In applying subsection (2) the Secretary of State must take account of these

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matters—

           (a)           the relative seriousness of the offences concerned;

           (b)           the place where each offence was committed (or was alleged to have

been committed);

           (c)           the date when each request was received;

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           (d)           whether, in the case of each offence, the person is accused of its

commission (but not alleged to have been convicted) or is alleged to be

unlawfully at large after conviction.

Consent to extradition

 123   Consent to extradition: general

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     (1)    A person arrested under a warrant issued under section 70 may consent to his

extradition to the category 2 territory to which his extradition is requested.

     (2)    A person arrested under a provisional warrant may consent to his extradition

to the category 2 territory in which he is accused of the commission of an

offence or is alleged to have been convicted of an offence.

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     (3)    Consent under this section—

           (a)           must be given in writing;

           (b)           is irrevocable.

 124   Consent to extradition before case sent to Secretary of State

     (1)    This section applies if a person consents to his extradition under section 123

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before his case is sent to the Secretary of State for the Secretary of State’s

decision whether he is to be extradited.

     (2)    The consent must be given to the appropriate judge.

     (3)    If the judge has not fixed a date under section 74 or 75 on which the extradition

hearing is to begin he is not required to do so.

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     (4)    If the extradition hearing has begun the judge is no longer required to proceed

or continue proceeding under sections 77 to 88.

 

 

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     (5)    The judge must send the case to the Secretary of State for his decision whether

the person is to be extradited.

     (6)    The person must be taken to have waived any right he would have (apart from

the consent) not to be dealt with in the category 2 territory for an offence

committed before his extradition.

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 125   Consent to extradition after case sent to Secretary of State

If a person consents to his extradition under section 123 after his case is sent to

the Secretary of State for the Secretary of State’s decision whether he is to be

extradited, the consent must be given to the Secretary of State.

Post-extradition matters

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 126   Consent to other offence being dealt with

     (1)    This section applies if—

           (a)           a person is extradited to a category 2 territory in accordance with this

Part;

           (b)           the Secretary of State receives a valid request for his consent to the

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person being dealt with in the category 2 territory for an offence other

than the offence in respect of which he was extradited.

     (2)    A request for consent is valid if it is made by an authority which is an authority

of the category 2 territory and which the Secretary of State believes has the

function of making requests for the consent referred to in subsection (1)(b) in

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that territory.

     (3)    The Secretary of State must decide whether the offence is an extradition

offence.

     (4)    If the Secretary of State decides the question in subsection (3) in the negative he

must refuse his consent.

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     (5)    If the Secretary of State decides that question in the affirmative he must decide

whether, if the person were in the United Kingdom, his extradition in respect

of the offence would be prohibited under section 91.

     (6)    If the Secretary of State decides the question in subsection (5) in the affirmative

he must refuse his consent.

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     (7)    If the Secretary of State decides that question in the negative he may give his

consent.

 127   Consent to further extradition to category 2 territory

     (1)    This section applies if—

           (a)           a person is extradited to a category 2 territory in accordance with this

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Part;

           (b)           the Secretary of State receives a valid request for his consent to the

person’s extradition to another category 2 territory for an offence other

than the offence in respect of which he was extradited.

     (2)    A request for consent is valid if it is made by an authority which is an authority

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of the category 2 territory referred to in subsection (1)(a) and which the

 

 

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     (2)    Secretary of State believes has the function of making requests for the consent

referred to in subsection (1)(b) in that territory.

     (3)    The Secretary of State must decide whether the offence is an extradition offence

in relation to the category 2 territory referred to in subsection (1)(b).

     (4)    If the Secretary of State decides the question in subsection (3) in the negative he

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must refuse his consent.

     (5)    If the Secretary of State decides that question in the affirmative he must decide

whether, if the person were in the United Kingdom, his extradition in respect

of the offence would be prohibited under section 91.

     (6)    If the Secretary of State decides the question in subsection (5) in the affirmative

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he must refuse his consent.

     (7)    If the Secretary of State decides that question in the negative he may give his

consent.

 128   Consent to further extradition to category 1 territory

     (1)    This section applies if—

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           (a)           a person is extradited to a category 2 territory in accordance with this

Part;

           (b)           the Secretary of State receives a valid request for his consent to the

person’s extradition to a category 1 territory for an offence other than

the offence in respect of which he was extradited.

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     (2)    A request for consent is valid if it is made by an authority which is an authority

of the category 2 territory and which the Secretary of State believes has the

function of making requests for the consent referred to in subsection (1)(b) in

that territory.

     (3)    The Secretary of State must decide whether the offence is an extradition offence

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within the meaning given by section 63 in relation to the category 1 territory.

     (4)    If the Secretary of State decides the question in subsection (3) in the negative he

must refuse his consent.

     (5)    If the Secretary of State decides that question in the affirmative he must decide

whether the appropriate judge would order the person’s extradition under

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sections 11 to 25 if—

           (a)           the person were in the United Kingdom, and

           (b)           the judge were required to proceed under section 11 in respect of the

offence for which the Secretary of State’s consent is requested.

     (6)    If the Secretary of State decides the question in subsection (5) in the affirmative

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he must give his consent.

     (7)    If the Secretary of State decides that question in the negative he must refuse his

consent.

 129   Return of person to serve remainder of sentence

     (1)    This section applies if—

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           (a)           a person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment or another form of

detention in the United Kingdom is extradited to a category 2 territory

in accordance with this Part;

 

 

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           (b)           the person is returned to the United Kingdom to serve the remainder of

his sentence.

     (2)    The person is liable to be detained in pursuance of his sentence.

     (3)    If he is at large he must be treated as being unlawfully at large.

     (4)    Time during which the person was not in the United Kingdom as a result of his

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extradition does not count as time served by him as part of his sentence.

Costs

 130   Costs where extradition ordered

     (1)    This section applies if any of the following occurs in relation to a person whose

extradition is requested under this Part—

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           (a)           an order for the person’s extradition is made under this Part;

           (b)           the High Court dismisses an appeal under section 99 or 104;

           (c)           the High Court or the House of Lords dismisses an application for leave

to appeal to the House of Lords under section 110, if the application is

made by the person;

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           (d)           the House of Lords dismisses an appeal under section 110, if the appeal

is brought by the person.

     (2)    In a case falling within subsection (1)(a), the appropriate judge may make such

order as he considers just and reasonable with regard to the costs to be paid by

the person.

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     (3)    In a case falling within subsection (1)(b) by virtue of section 100(7), the judge

who decides the question that is (or all the questions that are) the subject of a

direction under section 100(1)(b) may make such order as he considers just and

reasonable with regard to the costs to be paid by the person.

     (4)    In any other case falling within subsection (1)(b), the High Court may make

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such order as it considers just and reasonable with regard to the costs to be paid

by the person.

     (5)    In a case falling within subsection (1)(c) or (d), the court by which the

application or appeal is dismissed may make such order as it considers just and

reasonable with regard to the costs to be paid by the person.

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     (6)    An order for costs under this section—

           (a)           must specify their amount;

           (b)           may name the person to whom they are to be paid.

 131   Costs where discharge ordered

     (1)    This section applies if any of the following occurs in relation to a person whose

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extradition to a category 2 territory is requested under this Part—

           (a)           an order for the person’s discharge is made under this Part;

           (b)           the person is taken to be discharged under this Part;

           (c)           the High Court dismisses an appeal under section 101 or 106;

           (d)           the High Court or the House of Lords dismisses an application for leave

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to appeal to the House of Lords under section 110, if the application is

made on behalf of the category 2 territory;

 

 

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           (e)           the House of Lords dismisses an appeal under section 110, if the appeal

is brought on behalf of the category 2 territory.

     (2)    In a case falling within subsection (1)(a), an order under subsection (5) in

favour of the person may be made by—

           (a)           the appropriate judge, if the order for the person’s discharge is made

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by him or by the Secretary of State;

           (b)           the High Court, if the order for the person’s discharge is made by it;

           (c)           the House of Lords, if the order for the person’s discharge is made by it.

     (3)    In a case falling within subsection (1)(b), the appropriate judge may make an

order under subsection (5) in favour of the person.

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     (4)    In a case falling within subsection (1)(c), (d) or (e), the court by which the

application or appeal is dismissed may make an order under subsection (5) in

favour of the person.

     (5)    An order under this subsection in favour of a person is an order for a payment

of the appropriate amount to be made to the person out of money provided by

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Parliament.

     (6)    The appropriate amount is such amount as the judge or court making the order

under subsection (5) considers reasonably sufficient to compensate the person

in whose favour the order is made for any expenses properly incurred by him

in the proceedings under this Part.

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     (7)    But if the judge or court making an order under subsection (5) is of the opinion

that there are circumstances which make it inappropriate that the person in

whose favour the order is made should recover the full amount mentioned in

subsection (6), the judge or court must—

           (a)           assess what amount would in his or its opinion be just and reasonable;

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           (b)           specify that amount in the order as the appropriate amount.

     (8)    Unless subsection (7) applies, the appropriate amount—

           (a)           must be specified in the order, if the court considers it appropriate for

it to be so specified and the person in whose favour the order is made

agrees the amount;

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           (b)           must be determined in accordance with regulations made by the Lord

Chancellor for the purposes of this section, in any other case.

 132   Costs where discharge ordered: supplementary

     (1)    In England and Wales, subsections (1) and (3) of section 20 of the Prosecution

of Offences Act 1985 (c. 23) (regulations for carrying Part 2 of that Act into

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effect) apply in relation to section 131 as those subsections apply in relation to

Part 2 of that Act.

     (2)    As so applied those subsections have effect as if an order under section 131(5)

were an order under Part 2 of that Act for a payment to be made out of central

funds.

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     (3)    In Northern Ireland, section 7 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Act (Northern

Ireland) 1968 (c.10) (rules relating to costs) applies in relation to section 131 as

that section applies in relation to sections 2 to 5 of that Act.

 

 

 
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