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The Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2020

S.I. 2020/1652 · Made 30 December 2020

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Extradition

Made 30th December 2020

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 2(4) and (5) of the Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Act 2020f1.

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Footnotes

f1

2020 c. 18.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Commencement
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2020.

2Commencement

(1)

The following provisions of the Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Act 2020 come into force on IP completion dayf1—

(a)

section 1 (power of arrest for extradition purposes);

(b)

the Schedule (power of arrest for extradition purposes) except for paragraph 4.

(2)

So far as it applies to Norway and Iceland, paragraph 4 of the Schedule to that Act comes into force immediately after IP completion day.

Signature

James Brokenshire

Minister of State

Home Office

30th December 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations commence the Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Act 2020 (c. 18) (“the Act”), other than section 2 which commenced upon Royal Assent. Regulation 2 brings section 1 of the Act and its Schedule (power of arrest for extradition purposes) into force on IP completion day, save for paragraph 4 of the Schedule which is brought into force (so far as it applies to Norway and Iceland only) immediately after IP completion day.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.