The Schedule: Power of arrest for extradition purposes Part 1 – Main Amendments to the Extradition Act 2003
Part 1 amends Part 2 of the 2003 Act, which makes provision for the extradition of persons to category 2 territories (i.e. territories which have been designated by order for the purposes of Part 2). The amendments in Part 1 create a new power of arrest, without a UK warrant, for the purpose of extraditing people for serious offences.
	Paragraph (2) inserts new sections 74A to 74E into Part 2 of the 2003 Act. In summary, new section 74A sets out that the new power of arrest applies where a request for a person’s arrest has been certified under new section 74B. It also provides that a person arrested under the new power must be brought before the appropriate judge as soon as practicable. New sections 74B and 74C set out the requirements for certifying a request for a person’s arrest. The procedure to be followed upon the person being brought before the judge is set out in new sections 74D and 74E. No amendments are made to the provisions in Part 2 concerning any subsequent extradition hearing.