# The Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 2 Territories) Order 2003

S.I. 2003/3334 · made 18 December 2003 · revised to 26 November 2025

Part 2 of the Extradition Act 2003 (“the Act”) applies to all territories with which the United Kingdom has extradition relations that are not designated as category 1 territories. Article 2 designates those territories which will be category 2 territories and for which the provisions of Part 2 of the Act will apply.

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## Introductory text

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 sections 69(1), 71(4), 73(5), 74(11)(b), 84(7) and 86(7) of the Extradition Act 2003 , hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 2 Territories) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st January 2004.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Extradition Act 2003.

## 2 

(1) The territories set out in paragraph (2) are hereby designated for the purposes of Part 2 of the Act.
(2) Those territories are—
Albania,
Algeria,
Andorra,
Anguilla,
Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina,
Armenia,
Aruba,
Australia,
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Azerbaijan,
The Bahamas,
Bangladesh,
Barbados,
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Belize,
Bermuda,
Bolivia,
Bonaire,
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana,
Brazil,
British Antarctic Territory,
British Indian Ocean Territory,
Brunei,
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Canada,
Cayman Islands,
Chile,
Colombia,
Cook Islands,
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Cuba,
Curaçao,
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Dominica,
Ecuador,
El Salvador,
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Falkland Islands,
Faroe Islands,
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Fiji,
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The Gambia,
Georgia,
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Ghana,
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Greenland,
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Grenada,
Guatemala,
Guyana,
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Haiti,
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Iceland;
India,
Iraq,
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Israel,
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Jamaica,
Kenya,
Kiribati,
Kosovo,
Kuwait,
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Lesotho,
Liberia,
Libya,
Liechtenstein,
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Macedonia, FYR,
Malawi,
Malaysia,
Maldives,
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Mauritius,
Mexico,
Moldova,
Monaco,
Montenegro
Montserrat,
Morocco,
Nauru,
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New Zealand,
Norway;
Nicaragua,
Nigeria,
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Panama,
Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Philippines,
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands,
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The Republic of Korea,
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Russian Federation,
Saba,
Saint Christopher and Nevis,
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,
Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
San Marino,
Serbia ...,
Seychelles,
Sierra Leone,
Singapore,
Sint Eustatius,
Sint Maarten,
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Solomon Islands,
South Africa,
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands,
The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekalia (that is to say the areas mentioned in section 2(1) of the Cyprus Act 1960),
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Sri Lanka,
Swaziland,
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Switzerland,
Tanzania,
Thailand,
Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago,
Turkey,
Turks and Caicos Islands,
Tuvalu,
Uganda,
Ukraine,
Uruguay,
The United Arab Emirates,
The United States of America,
Vanuatu,
Virgin Islands,
Western Samoa,
Zambia,
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## 3 

(1) The territories set out in paragraph (2) are hereby designated for the purposes of section 71(4), 73(5), 84(7) and 86(7) of the Act.
(2) Those territories are—
Albania,
Andorra,
Armenia,
Aruba,
Australia,
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Azerbaijan,
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Bonaire,
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
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Canada,
Chile,
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Curaçao,
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Faroe Islands,
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Georgia,
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Greenland,
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Iceland,
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Israel,
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Liechtenstein,
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Macedonia, FYR,
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Moldova,
Monaco,
Montenegro,
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New Zealand,
Norway,
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The Republic of Korea,
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Russian Federation,
Saba,
San Marino,
Serbia...,
Sint Eustatius,
Sint Maarten,
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South Africa,
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Switzerland,
Turkey,
Ukraine,
The United States of America.
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## 4 

(1) The territories set out in paragraph (2) are hereby designated for the purposes of section 74(11)(b) with the relevant longer period for each territory following in brackets.
(2) Those territories and relevant periods are—
Argentina (65 days)
Bolivia (65 days)
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Brazil (65 days)
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Colombia (65 days)
Cuba (65 days)
El Salvador (65 days)
Guatemala (95 days)
Haiti (65 days)
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India (65 days)
Iraq (65 days)
Kuwait (65 days)
Liberia (95 days)
Libya (65 days)
Mexico (65 days)
Morocco (65 days)
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Nicaragua (65 days)
Panama (95 days)
Paraguay (95 days)
Peru (95 days)
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (65 days)
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Thailand (65 days)
The United Arab Emirates (65 days)
The United States of America (65 days).

## Signature

Caroline Flint
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Home Office

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
Part 2 of the Extradition Act 2003 (“the Act”) applies to all territories with which the United Kingdom has extradition relations that are not designated as category 1 territories. Article 2 designates those territories which will be category 2 territories and for which the provisions of Part 2 of the Act will apply.
Article 3 designates some of those category 2 territories under sections 71(4), 73(5), 84(7) and 86(7) of the Act. These are the territories that are not required to provide prima facie evidence to support a request for extradition.
Finally, article 4 designates those territories that have a period longer than the normal 45 days for submitting documents to the United Kingdom. This is pursuant to the power found in section 74(11)(b) of the Act. Article 4 stipulates in each case the required period in relation to each individual territory.

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