Commentary on Sections Part 12: Extradition Section 173: Discount on sentence for time spent in custody awaiting extradition: Northern Ireland
502.Section 173 makes provisions for Northern Ireland similar to those that section 171 makes for England and Wales. In Northern Ireland law, section 38 of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 already provides that in cases where a person is sentenced prior to extradition from an EU Member State, a discount on sentence is given for time spent in custody awaiting extradition. Section 173 of the Act provides that a discount will also be given where the person is sentenced post-extradition.