Paragraph 24

(1)

For the purposes mentioned in subsection (2) below—

(a)

no offence to which section 1 of the Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978^f1 applies shall be regarded as an offence of a political character; and

(b)

no proceedings in respect of an offence to which that section applies shall be regarded as a criminal matter of a political character or as criminal proceedings of a political character.

(2)

Those purposes are the purposes of a request for the return of a person from a listed territory to which the Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978 has been extended in accordance with extradition procedures under Part III of this Act, made by a country to which this subsection applies.

(3)

Subsection (2) above applies—

(a)

to the United Kingdom;

(b)

to a Commonwealth country in relation to which the Secretary of State has made an order under section 5 of the Suppression of Terrorism Act 1978 applying that subsection;

(c)

to any British overseas territory to which that Act has been extended; and

(d)

to Ireland.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1978 c. 26.