# Extradition Act 2003, Section 149: The appropriate judge


(1) The appropriate judge is—
(a) in England and Wales, a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts), a justice of the peace or a judge entitled to exercise the jurisdiction of the Crown Court;
(b) in Scotland, a sheriff;
(c) in Northern Ireland, a justice of the peace, a resident magistrate or a Crown Court judge.
(2) This section applies for the purposes of sections 142 to 147.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/41/section/149 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/extradition-act-2003/section-149
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