Declarations and Reservations Declarations and Reservations

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch 4, Pt 33A added by European Convention on Extradition 2003 art 2(1), (4)
Sch 4, Pt 3A added by European Convention on Extradition 2003 art 2(b)(i), Sch 1
Sch 4, Pt 9 rev in pt by European Convention on Extradition 2003 art 2(b)(ii)
Sch 4, Pt 32A added by European Convention on Extradition 2003 art 2(b)(iii), Sch 2
Sch 4, Pt 2A added by European Convention on Extradition (Armenia and Georgia) 2002 art 2(b)(i), Sch 1
Sch 4, Pt 12A added by European Convention on Extradition (Armenia and Georgia) 2002 art 2(b)(ii), Sch 2

Extradition may be refused on humanitarian grounds if surrender is likely to have consequences of an exceptional gravity for the person claimed, particularly by reason of his age, state of health or other personal circumstances.