Section 5 Power to apply section 4 to non-convention countriesF1
United Kingdom
(1)
The Secretary of State may by order direct that section 4 above shall apply in relation to a country falling within subsection (2) below as it applies in relation to a convention country, subject to the exceptions (if any) specified in the order.
(2)
A country falls within this subsection if—
(a)
it is not a convention country; and
(b)
it is a category 1 territory or a category 2 territory within the meaning of the Extradition Act 2003.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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S. 5 substituted (1.1.2004) by Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41), ss. 219(1), 221, Sch. 3 para. 5; S.I. 2003/3103, art. 2 ((subject to savings in Order) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3258; S.I. 2003/3312))