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The Repatriation of Prisoners (Overseas Territories) Order 2017

S.I. 2017/983 · Made 11 October 2017

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Prisoners

Made 11th October 2017

Coming into force 13th November 2017

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of October 2017

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 9(4) of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984f1, is pleased by and with the advice of Her Privy Council to order as follows:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1984 c. 47.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Revocation
  3. 3Extension of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 to the territories
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule 1: Adaptations and Modifications to the Provisions of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 as extended to the territories in Schedule 2
  6. 1Paragraph 1
  7. 2Paragraph 2
  8. 3Paragraph 3
  9. 4Paragraph 4
  10. 5Paragraph 5
  11. 6Paragraph 6
  12. 7Paragraph 7
  13. 8Paragraph 8
  14. 9Paragraph 9
  15. 10Paragraph 10
  16. 11Paragraph 11
  17. 12Paragraph 12
  18. 13Paragraph 13
  19. 14Paragraph 14
  20. 15Paragraph 15
  21. 16Paragraph 16
  22. 17Paragraph 17
  23. 18Paragraph 18
  24. 19Paragraph 19
  25. 20Paragraph 20
  26. 21Paragraph 21
  27. 22Paragraph 22
  28. 23Paragraph 23
  29. 24Paragraph 24
  30. Schedule 2Territories
  31. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Repatriation of Prisoners (Overseas Territories) Order 2017 and comes into force on 13th November 2017.

2Revocation

The Repatriation of Prisoners (Overseas Territories) Order 1986f1 is revoked.

3Extension of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 to the territories

The Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 is extended, with the adaptations and modifications specified in Schedule 1 to this Order, to the territories specified in Schedule 2 to this Order.

Signature

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

1

In this Schedule, “the territory” means a territory listed in Schedule 2 to this Order.

2

The Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 is adapted and modified as follows.

3

(1)

Unless there is a more specific modification, a reference to the “British Islands” or “Great Britain” is a reference to “the territory”.

(2)

Except for in section 8 (interpretation and certificates), a reference to “the United Kingdom” is a reference to “the territory”.

(3)

In the application of this Order to any territory, the expression “territory” means that territory.

(4)

A reference to a “British citizen” includes a reference to a British overseas territories citizen and a British National (Overseas).

(5)

A reference to “the relevant Minister” or “the Secretary of State” is a reference to “the Governor of the territory”.

(6)

A reference to a “constable” is a reference—

(a)

in each instance, to a person in the territory who has, under any enactment, the powers equivalent to those of a police officer in the United Kingdom; and

(b)

in section 6B, to a person in the territory who has, under any enactment, the powers equivalent to those of a prison officer in the United Kingdom.

(7)

A reference to the “issuing authority” is a reference to the “Governor”.

4

In section 1f1 (issue of warrant for transfer)—

(a)

in subsection (1)(a), for “the United Kingdom is a party to international arrangements providing for”, substitute “international arrangements apply to the territory which provide for”;

(b)

in subsection (7A), omit “in the United Kingdom”;

(c)

omit subsection (9).

5

In section 2f1 (transfer out of the United Kingdom)—

(a)

omit subsection (3A);

(b)

for subsection (4)(b) substitute—

“(b)

to provide for the prisoner to be treated as having been released on supervision or licence.”;

(c)

for subsection (6) substitute—

“(6)

In subsection (5)—

  • “hospital order” means an order or direction made under an enactment applying in the territory and having the equivalent effect to an order or direction made under section 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983f2; and

  • “restriction order” means an order made under an enactment applying in the Territory and having the equivalent effect to an order made under section 41 of that Act.”.

6

In section 3f1 (transfer into the United Kingdom), omit subsections (7) and (9).

7

In section 4f1 (temporary return)—

(a)

in subsection (4) omit “; and the Schedule to this Act shall not apply in relation to the provisions so contained in such a warrant”;

(b)

omit subsections (5) to (7).

8

In section 4Af1 (issue of warrant transferring responsibility for detention and release of offender), omit subsection (10).

9

In section 4Bf1 (transfer of responsibility from the United Kingdom)—

(a)

in subsection (1) omit “(as defined in section 4A(10))”; and

(b)

omit subsection (4).

10

In section 4Cf1 (transfer of responsibility to the United Kingdom)—

(a)

in subsection (1) omit “(as defined in section 4A(10))”;

(b)

in subsection (4) omit “and Part 2 of the Schedule to this Act”; and

(c)

omit subsection (7).

11

In section 4Df1 (arrest and detention with a view to establishing whether a person falls within section 4A(3) etc)—

(a)

in subsection (1) omit “or the Scottish Ministers or the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland”;

(b)

in subsection (2) for “the authority” substitute “the Governor”.

12

In section 4Ef1 (arrest and detention with a view to determining whether to issue a warrant under section 4A)—

(a)

in subsections (1) and (6), omit “or the Scottish Ministers or the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland”;

(b)

in subsection (2) for “that authority” substitute “the Governor”.

13

In section 4Ff1 (sections 4D and 4E: supplementary provisions)—

(a)

in subsection (2) omit “or the Scottish Ministers or the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland”;

(b)

for subsection (3) substitute—

“(3)

The appropriate judge is a member of the judiciary who is designated for those purposes by the head of the judiciary in the Territory after consulting with—

(a)

the Minister responsible for justice in the Territory; or

(b)

if there is no such Minister, the Governor of the Territory.”; and

(c)

in subsection (4) omit “(a) or (c)”.

14

In section 5f1 (operation of warrant and retaking prisoners)—

(a)

in subsection (6)—

(i)

in the definition of “British aircraft” for “section 92 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (application of criminal law to aircraft)f2” substitute “paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Tokyo Convention Act 1967 (Overseas Territories) Order 1968f3”; and

(ii)

in the definition of “British hovercraft” for “section 92 as applied in relation to hovercraft by virtue of provision made under the Hovercraft Act 1968f4” substitute “paragraph 7 as if it were applied in relation to hovercraft”.

(b)

omit subsections (7) and (8);

(c)

in subsection (9) for “(8)” substitute “(6)”; and

(d)

in subsection (10) omit paragraphs (d) and (e).

15

In section 6f1 (revocation etc of warrants), omit subsection (5).

16

In section 6Af1 (transit)—

(a)

in subsection (1)(a), for “the United Kingdom is a party to international arrangements providing for”, substitute “international arrangements apply to the territory which provide for”;

(b)

omit subsections (3), (4) and (9);

(c)

in subsection (5) omit “or (4)(a)”;

(d)

in subsection (6) omit “,6C”; and

(e)

in subsection (10) for “sections 6B and 6C” substitute “section 6B”.

17

In section 6Bf1 (transit: supplementary)—

(a)

omit subsection (11); and

(b)

in subsection (12)—

(i)

for “A person who is a constable by virtue of subsection 11(a)” substitute “A person who has, under any enactment, the powers equivalent to those of a police officer in the United Kingdom”;

(ii)

for “, this section and section 6C” substitute “and this section”.

18

Omit section 6Cf1 (transit through different parts of the United Kingdom).

19

In section 6Df1 (transit: unscheduled arrivals)—

(a)

in subsection (1)(a) omit “or (4)(a)”; and

(b)

omit subsections (3) and (4).

20

In section 7f1 (expenses), omit subsections (1), (3A), (5) and (5A).

21

In section 8f1 (interpretation and certificates)—

(a)

in subsection (1) omit the definition of enactment;

(b)

in subsection (2A)(a) after “British overseas territory” insert “and any arrangements between British overseas territories”; and

(c)

omit subsection (4).

22

Omit section 8A (Northern Ireland: national security).

23

In section 9f1 (short title, commencement and extent), omit subsections (2) and (3).

24

Omit the Schedule (operation of certain enactments in relation to the prisoner).

Schedule 2Territories

  • Anguilla

  • British Indian Ocean Territory

  • Cayman Islands

  • Falkland Islands

  • Montserrat

  • Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands

  • St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

  • Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in the Island of Cyprus

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order extends the provisions of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 (c. 47), subject to the adaptations and modifications listed in Schedule 1 to the Order, to the territories specified in Schedule 2. The Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 authorises transfers of prisoners between the United Kingdom and a country or territory outside the British Isles where both are parties to an international agreement that allows for prison transfers between those jurisdictions. The effect of the adaptations and modifications is to ensure the Act applies to the territories specified in Schedule 2 in a manner similar to the manner in which the Act applies in the United Kingdom.