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Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984

1984 c. 47 · Enacted 26 July 1984 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision for facilitating the transfer between the United Kingdom and places outside the British Isles of persons for the time being detained in prisons, hospitals or other institutions by virtue of orders made in the course of the exercise by courts and tribunals of their criminal jurisdiction.

[26th July 1984]

I1C1C2C3BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—C4

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Modifications

C1

By Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53, SIF 39:1), s. 101(1), Sch. 12 para. 23; S.I. 1991/2208, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 it is provided (14.10.1991) that in relation to any time before the commencement of s. 70 of that 1991 Act (which came into force on 1.10.1992 by S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2) references in any enactment amended by that 1991 Act, to youth courts shall be construed as references to juvenile courts.

Act: power to modify conferred (1.10.1997) by 1997 c. 43, s. 42, Sch. 2 para. 11 (with s. 33); S.I. 1997/2200, art. 2(1)(h)

C2

Act excluded (1.9.2001) by 2001 c. 17, s. 42(5)(a) (with s. 78); S.I. 2001/2161, art. 2

C3

Act extended (Isle of Man) (with modifications) (2.1.2002) by S.I. 2001/3936, art. 2

C4

Act extended (to certain territories) (with modifications) (13.11.2017) by The Repatriation of Prisoners (Overseas Territories) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/983), art. 3, Sch. 1, Sch. 2

Commencement

I1

Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 9(2); Act wholly in force at 15.4.1985.

Contents

  1. Transfer of prisoners to or from the United Kingdom
  2. 1Issue of warrant for transfer.
  3. 2Transfer out of the United Kingdom.
  4. 3Transfer into the United Kingdom.
  5. 3AProsecution of other offences
  6. 4Temporary return.
  7. Transfer of responsibility for detention and release of offender present outside the country or territory in which he is required to be detained
  8. 4AIssue of warrant transferring responsibility for detention and release of offender
  9. 4BTransfer of responsibility from the United Kingdom
  10. 4CTransfer of responsibility to the United Kingdom
  11. Persons believed to fall within section 4A(3): powers of arrest and detention
  12. 4DArrest and detention with a view to establishing whether a person falls within section 4A(3) etc.
  13. 4EArrest and detention with a view to determining whether to issue a warrant under section 4A
  14. 4FSections 4D and 4E: supplementary provisions
  15. Supplementary and general provisions
  16. 5Operation of warrant and retaking prisoners.
  17. 6Revocation etc. of warrants.
  18. 6ATransit
  19. 6BTransit: supplementary
  20. 6CTransit through different parts of the United Kingdom
  21. 6DTransit: unscheduled arrivals
  22. 7Expenses.
  23. 8Interpretation and certificates.
  24. 8ANorthern Ireland: national security
  25. 9Short title, commencement and extent.
  26. Schedule: Operation of Certain Enactments in Relation to the Prisoner
  27. Part 1: Warrants under section 1 Application of Part 1
  28. 1Paragraph 1
  29. Release on licenceEarly release
  30. 2Paragraph 2
  31. 2AParagraph 2A
  32. Application of release provisions to prisoner serving fixed-term sentence for murder
  33. 2BParagraph 2B
  34. Life imprisonment
  35. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  37. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  38. Mental health legislation
  39. 5Paragraph 5
  40. Rehabilitation of offenders
  41. 6Paragraph 6
  42. The Representation of the People Act 1981
  43. 7Paragraph 7
  44. The Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004
  45. 8Paragraph 8
  46. Part 2: Warrants under section 4A transferring responsibility to the relevant minister
  47. 9Paragraph 9
  48. 10Paragraph 10
  49. 11Paragraph 11
  50. 12Paragraph 12
  51. 13Paragraph 13
  52. 14Paragraph 14