# Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules Amendment No 4) (Extradition) 2002, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the order)
This Act of Adjournal amends the Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996, to provide a form of notice to consent for committal for return to be used for the purposes of section 14A(3) of the Extradition Act 1989.
Section 14A of the Act was inserted by Schedule 9 to the European Union Extradition Regulations 2002. Those Regulations implement the provisions of the 1995 Convention and the provisions of the Convention relating to extradition between the Member States of the European Union (which was opened for signature on 27th September 1996) (“the 1996 Convention”). The amendments made to the Act by Schedule 9 to the Regulations apply in relation to the United Kingdom and states other than the Republic of Ireland that are parties to the 1995 Convention or the 1996 Convention, as appropriate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/517/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-adjournal-criminal-procedure-rules-amendment-no-4-extradition-2002/note
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