{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/extradition-act-2003/section-155A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/extradition-act-2003/section-155A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/41",
  "legislation_title": "Extradition Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/extradition-act-2003",
  "path": "section/155A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "155A",
  "heading": "Category 1 territories not applying Trade and Cooperation Agreement to old cases",
  "text": "(1) This section applies to a category 1 territory that deals with requests for extradition made by the United Kingdom otherwise than in accordance with the system provided for in the Title VII of Part 3 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement if they relate to acts committed before a particular date (“the relevant date”).\n(2) In the case of a territory to which this section applies, the Secretary of State has the same powers to request a person's extradition in relation to acts committed before the relevant date as he would have in the case of a category 2 territory.\n(3) The Secretary of State may by order provide that, in the case of an extradition request which—\n(a) is made to a specified category 1 territory to which this section applies, and\n(b) relates to acts committed before the relevant date,\nthis Part is to have effect as if that territory were a category 2 territory, and with such modifications as may be specified.\n(4) In this section—\n...\n...\n“specified”, in relation to an order under this section, means specified in the order.\n“the Trade and Cooperation Agreement” has the same meaning as in the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (see section 37 of that Act).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 155A inserted (15.1.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 42, 53, Sch. 13 para. 24; S.I. 2006/3364, art. 2(d)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 155A(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29), ss. 13(3)(a), 40(7); S.I. 2020/1662, reg. 2(l)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 155A(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29), ss. 13(3)(b), 40(7); S.I. 2020/1662, reg. 2(l)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 155A(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29), ss. 13(4)(a), 40(7); S.I. 2020/1662, reg. 2(l)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 155A(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29), ss. 13(4)(b), 40(7); S.I. 2020/1662, reg. 2(l)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 155A heading substituted (31.12.2020) by European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29), ss. 13(2), 40(7); S.I. 2020/1662, reg. 2(l)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/41/section/155A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:17:50.673746+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}