Application of this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) in relation to foreign States to which Extradition Acts 1870 to 1935 applied
Open ↗3.—(1) Where, immediately before 1 August 1968 —(a)
under an Order in Council in force under the Imperial Acts known as the Extradition Acts 1870 to 1935, those Acts applied in the case of a foreign State specified in the Order; and
(b)
those Acts, as they so applied, extended to Singapore,
this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) applies in relation to that State.
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(2) If the operation of the Order was subject to any limitations, conditions, exceptions or qualifications, then, subject to this section and sections 4 and 5, this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) applies in relation to that State subject to those limitations, conditions, exceptions or qualifications.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
(3) The Minister may by notification in the Gazette direct that this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) ceases to apply in relation to a foreign State specified in the notification, being a foreign State in relation to which this Act applied by virtue of subsection (1), and, upon the coming into operation of a notification that so provides, this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) ceases to apply in relation to that State.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
(4) The coming into operation of a notification made for the purposes of subsection (3) in relation to a foreign State does not prevent this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) from again applying in relation to that State by virtue of a notification made for the purposes of section 4.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
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Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) may be applied in relation to foreign State by Gazette notification
Open ↗4.—(1) Where, after 1 August 1968, an extradition treaty (including an extradition treaty that affects or amends an earlier extradition treaty) comes into force between Singapore and a foreign State —(a)
if this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) applies in relation to the foreign State at the time of the coming into force of that treaty — the Minister may by notification in the Gazette direct that this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) applies in relation to that State after that time subject to such limitations, conditions, exceptions or qualifications as are necessary or desirable to give effect to that treaty and are specified in the notification; or[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
(b)
if this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) does not apply in relation to the foreign State at the time of the coming into force of that treaty — the Minister may by notification in the Gazette direct that this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) applies in relation to that State after that time and may also provide that it so applies subject to such limitations, conditions, exceptions or qualifications as are necessary or desirable to give effect to that treaty and are specified in the notification.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
(2) The limitations, conditions, exceptions or qualifications referred to in subsection (1) may, in relation to a foreign State, be expressed in the form that this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) applies in relation to that State subject to the extradition treaty referred to in that subsection.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
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Effect of applying this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) in relation to foreign State by Gazette notification
Open ↗5.—(1) Subject to subsection (2) where the notification for the time being in force provides that this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) applies in relation to a foreign State, this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) applies in relation to that State.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
(2) Where the notification for the time being in force provides that this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) applies in relation to a foreign State subject to any limitations, conditions, exceptions or qualifications, this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) applies in relation to that State subject to those limitations, conditions, exceptions or qualifications.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
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Application to declared Commonwealth territories
Open ↗6.—(1) The Minister may declare a state or territory to be a Commonwealth territory in relation to which this Act (except for Part 6) applies and, subject to subsection (2), where there is such a declaration for the time being in force, this Act (except for Part 6) applies in relation to that state or territory.
(2) The Minister may provide in the declaration mentioned in subsection (1) that this Act (except for Part 6) applies in relation to a declared Commonwealth territory subject to any limitations, conditions, exceptions or qualifications that are prescribed and, where the declaration for the time being in force so provides, this Act (except for Part 6) applies in relation to that territory subject to those limitations, conditions, exceptions or qualifications.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
Source: Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers), © Government of Singapore.
