# The Fugitive Offenders (Anguilla) Order 1987, Paragraph 3: Relevant offences.


(1) For the purposes of this Act an offence of which a person is accused or has been convicted in the United Kingdom or a designated Commonwealth country or the Republic of Ireland or a United Kingdom dependency is a relevant offence if—
(a) in the case of an offence against the law of a designated Commonwealth country or the Republic of Ireland, it is an offence which, however described in that law, falls within any of the descriptions set out in Schedule 1 to this Act, and is punishable under that law with imprisonment for a term of twelve months or any greater punishment;
(b) in the case of an offence against the law of the United Kingdom or a United Kingdom dependency, it is punishable under that law, on conviction by or before a superior court, with imprisonment for a term of twelve months or any greater punishment; and
(c) in any case, the act or omission constituting the offence, or the equivalent act or omission, would constitute an offence against the law of Anguilla if it took place within Anguilla or, in the case of an extra-territorial offence, in corresponding circumstances outside Anguilla.
(2) In determining for the purposes of this section whether an offence against the law of a designated Commonwealth country or the Republic of Ireland falls within a description set out in Schedule 1 to this Act, any special intent or state of mind or special circumstances of aggravation which may be necessary to constitute that offence under the law shall be disregarded.
(3) The descriptions set out in Schedule 1 to this Act include in each case offences of attempting or conspiring to commit, of assisting, counselling or procuring the commission of or being accessory before or after the fact to the offences therein described, and of impeding the apprehension or prosecution of persons guilty of those offences.
(4) References in this section to the law of any country include references to the law of any part of that country.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/452/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fugitive-offenders-anguilla-order-1987/schedule/paragraph-3
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