{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/extradition-act-2003/section-202",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/extradition-act-2003/section-202.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/41",
  "legislation_title": "Extradition Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/extradition-act-2003",
  "path": "section/202",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "202",
  "heading": "Receivable documents",
  "text": "(1) A Part 1 warrant may be received in evidence in proceedings under this Act.\n(2) Any other document issued in a category 1 territory may be received in evidence in proceedings under this Act if it is duly authenticated.\n(3) A document issued in a category 2 territory may be received in evidence in proceedings under this Act if it is duly authenticated.\n(4) A document issued in a category 1 or category 2 territory is duly authenticated if (and only if) one of these applies—\n(a) it purports to be signed by a judge, magistrate or officer of the territory;\n(aa) it purports to be certified, whether by seal or otherwise, by the Ministry or Department of the territory responsible for justice or for foreign affairs;\n(b) it purports to be authenticated by the oath or affirmation of a witness.\n(5) Subsections (2) and (3) do not prevent a document that is not duly authenticated from being received in evidence in proceedings under this Act.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 202(4)(a) substituted (15.1.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 42, 53, Sch. 13 para. 26(a); S.I. 2006/3364, art. 2(d)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 202(4)(aa) inserted (15.1.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 42, 53, Sch. 13 para. 26(b); S.I. 2006/3364, art. 2(d)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at 1.1.2004, see s. 221 and S.I. 2003/3103, art. 2 (subject to arts. 3-5) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3258 art. 2(2) and S.I. 2003/3312 art. 2(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/41/section/202",
    "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."
}