Act may be applied to Convention State
Open ↗40.—(1) Where no extradition treaty is in force between Singapore and a Convention State that is not a declared Commonwealth territory, a notification under section 4 may be made applying this Act as if there were an extradition treaty between Singapore and that State.
(2) Where this Act is applied under subsection (1), this Act has effect in relation to that Convention State as if the only extradition offences are the Convention offences of that State.
(3) Subject to section 41, subsection (2) does not affect any other notification made under section 4.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
Effect of applying Act to Convention State
Open ↗41.—(1) Where a notification mentioned in section 40 is made, any limitation, condition, exception or qualification specified in —(a)
any other notification made under section 4; or
(b)
in any Order in Council mentioned in section 3,
in relation to that Convention State and to the extent that it prevents the Convention offence from being considered an extradition offence in relation to that Convention State, is to be disregarded in the application of this Act in relation to that Convention State.
(2) In the application of this Act to a Convention State mentioned in section 40(1), a Convention offence —(a)
is deemed to be an offence within the jurisdiction of that Convention State; and
(b)
is deemed not to be an offence of a political character where the written law corresponding to the Convention offence in the Fourth Schedule so provides.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
