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The Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 1 Territories) Order 2003

S.I. 2003/3333 · Made 18 December 2003 · Extends to United Kingdom

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EXTRADITION

Made 18th December 2003

Coming into force 1st January 2004

Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Extradition Act 2003 M1, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

2003 c. 41.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 1A.Article 1A.
  3. 2Article 2
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 1 Territories) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st January 2004.

1A.F1

The following territories are designated for the purposes of Part 1 of the Extradition Act 2003—

  • Austria,

  • Belgium,

  • Bulgaria,

  • Croatia,

  • Cyprus,

  • Czech Republic,

  • Denmark,

  • Estonia,

  • Finland,

  • France,

  • Germany,

  • Greece,

  • Hungary,

  • Ireland,

  • Italy,

  • Latvia,

  • Lithuania,

  • Luxembourg,

  • Malta,

  • The Netherlands,

  • Poland,

  • Portugal,

  • Romania,

  • Slovakia,

  • Slovenia,

  • Spain,

  • Sweden.

2F1

Gibraltar is designated for the purposes of Part 1 of the Extradition Act 2003.

Signature

Caroline Flint

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Part 1 of the Extradition Act 2003 introduces new extradition procedures. These procedures include a new statutory appeal process and a reduced involvement of the Secretary of State. Article 2 designates those territories with which the United Kingdom will be operating the new extradition procedures.