# The Extradition (Overseas Territories) Order 2002, 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 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1823/schedule/2/paragraph/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/extradition-overseas-territories-order-2002/schedule-2/paragraph-24
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