The Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations)Order 2005
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2005 No. 365
EXTRADITION
The Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2005
Made 22th February 2005
Coming into force 1st March 2005
Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 1, 69(1), 71(4), 73(5), 74(11)(b), 84(7) and 86(7) of the Extradition Act 20031hereby makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2005 and, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), shall come into force on the expiry of one week beginning with the day on which it was made.
(2) The coming into force of articles 2 and 3 shall not apply to a request in respect of which—
(a)
(a) the Secretary of State has issued a certificate under section 70 of the Extradition Act 2003, or
(b)
(b) a person has been arrested under a provisional warrant issued under section 73(3) of the Extradition Act 2003,
before the coming into force of this Order.
(3) The coming into force of article 4 shall not apply to a request in respect of which a person has been arrested under a provisional warrant issued under section 73(3) of the Extradition Act 2003 before the coming into force of this Order.
2.—(1) Articles 2(2) and 3(2) of the Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 2 Territories) Order 20032are amended by omitting the territories listed in paragraph (3).
(2) Article 2(2) of the Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 1 Territories) Order 20033is amended by inserting (in the appropriate place) the territories listed in paragraph (3).
(3) Those territories are—
Czech Republic;
Estonia;
Germany;
Greece;
Slovakia.
3. Article 3 of the Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 2 Territories) Order 2003 is amended by inserting after paragraph (2)—
“3 The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is hereby designated for the purposes of section 71(4) and 73(5) of the Act.”
4. Article 4(2) of the Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 2 Territories) Order 2003 is amended as follows—
(a) before “Bolivia (65 days)”, insert “Argentina (65 days)”;
(b) after “Bosnia and Herzegovina...
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