Section 2 Extradition and evidence for foreign courts.

United Kingdom

(1)

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(2)

For the purposes of . . . F2 the M1Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965, no offence which, if committed in the United Kingdom, would be punishable as an offence of genocide or as an attempt, conspiracy or incitement to commit such an offence shall be regarded as an offence of a political character, and no proceedings in respect of such an offence shall be regarded as a criminal matter of a political character.

(3)

It shall not be an objection to any proceedings taken against a person by virtue of the preceding provisions of this section that under the law in force at the time when and in the place where he is alleged to have committed the act of which he is accused or of which he was convicted he could not have been punished therefor.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 2(1) repealed by Extradition Act 1989 (c. 33, SIF 48), s. 37, Sch. 2
F2: Words repealed by Extradition Act 1989 (c. 33, SIF 48), s. 37, Sch. 2

Marginal citations

M1: 1965 c. 45.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (E.W.N.I.) (1.9.2001) by 2001 c. 17, s. 83, Sch. 10 (with s. 78); S.I. 2001/2161, art. 2 and (S.) (17.12.2001) by 2001 asp 13, s. 1(3) (with s. 29); S.S.I. 2001/456, art. 2