Section 246 Extradition: cases where a person has been convictedI1 I2

United Kingdom

(1)

The Extradition Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 20 (case where person has been convicted: category 1 territories)—

(a)

in subsection (5), for the words from “the person” to the end substitute

“any of the following applies—

(a)

the person would be entitled to a retrial or (on appeal) to a review amounting to a retrial;

(b)

the person would be so entitled unless a court in the territory concerned were to decide that they deliberately absented themselves from their trial;

(c)

the person was entitled as mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) but expressly waived that entitlement;

(d)

having been informed that they were entitled as mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), the person failed to exercise that entitlement before the end of the period permitted for exercising it.”;

(b)

after subsection (7) insert—

“(7A)

For the purposes of subsection (1), a person convicted at a trial at which they were legally represented (but not present in person) is to be treated as having been convicted in their presence.”;

(c)

in subsection (8), in the words before paragraph (a)—

(i)

after “constitute” insert “(or would have constituted)”;

(ii)

after “have” insert “(or would have had)”.

(3)

In section 85 (case where person has been convicted: category 2 territories)—

(a)