# Extradition Act 2003, Section 94: Death penalty


(1) The Secretary of State must not order a person’s extradition to a category 2 territory if he could be, will be or has been sentenced to death for the offence concerned in the category 2 territory.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the Secretary of State receives a written assurance which he considers adequate that a sentence of death—
(a) will not be imposed, or
(b) will not be carried out (if imposed).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/41/section/94 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/extradition-act-2003/section-94
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