Explanatory note

This Order establishes extradition relations with territories that are parties to certain international Conventions. These Conventions give rise to extradition relations in relation to specific conduct.

A territory which is not designated for the purposes of Part 1 or 2 of the Extradition Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”) may be designated by order under section 193 of that Act where the following conditions are satisfied (section 193(1)). Those conditions are that the territory is not designated for the purposes of those Parts but is a party to an international Convention to which the United Kingdom is also a party and which is specified in relation to the territory in question in the designating order (section 193(1) and (5)).

Article 2(1) of this Order designates the territories listed in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order in respect of the Conventions listed in relation to each territory in column 2. The effect of such designation is that the 2003 Act (except the provisions listed in section 193(3)(a)) applies in relation to the territory as if it were a territory designated under Part 2 of that Act. But the effect of section 193(3)(b) is that the only conduct that can constitute an extradition offence for these purposes is the conduct specified in relation to the territory in question in column 3 of the Schedule to this Order.