Territorial Application: Wales Part 5 .Miscellaneous and General Provisions Section 192: Northern Ireland DPP and Crown Solicitor: role in extradition proceedings
548.This section amends provisions of the Prosecution of Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 and the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (subsections (1) to (8)). The effect of the amendments is that the Northern Ireland Director of Public Prosecutions has the power to act and advise as appropriate, on behalf of the requesting territory, in extradition proceedings under this Act.
549.Subsection (9) provides that the Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland also has the power to act and advise as appropriate, on behalf of the requesting territory, in extradition proceedings