Article 2 Amendment of the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996

The Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996^f1 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.

In rule 34.1 (interpretation of chapter on extradition) at the end there shall be inserted–

• ““the 1995 Convention” means the Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union on Simplified Extradition Procedures between the Member States of the European Union;

• “party to the 1995 Convention” means a state in respect of which the 1995 Convention is in force either generally or between it and the United Kingdom.”.

After rule 34.5 (notices of waiver of rights and consent) there shall be inserted–

“Notices of consent to return to the foreign state

34.6

(1)

This rule applies as between the Untied Kingdom and states other than the Republic of Ireland that are parties to the 1995 Convention, in relation to which section 14A of the Act of 1989 applies by virtue of section 34A of, and Schedule 1A to, the Act of 1989.

(2)

A notice of consent for the purposes of section 14A(3) of the Act of 1989 shall be in Form 34.6 and shall be signed in the presence of the sheriff.”.

In the Appendix, after Form 34.5 (form for notice of waiver of rights and consent), there shall be inserted the form set out in the Schedule to this Act of Adjournal.