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Jurisdiction as to offences committed at sea or in air
47. Where an extradition offence was committed on board any vessel on the high seas or any aircraft while in flight outside Singapore or the territorial waters of Singapore which comes into any port or airport of Singapore, the Minister or any Magistrate may exercise the powers conferred by this Act.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
Jurisdiction of courts
48.—(1) Without limiting any power or jurisdiction conferred upon a District Judge by the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, a District Judge has in the exercise of his or her jurisdiction all the powers that are conferred upon and exercised by a Magistrate under this Act. (2) Every District Judge and Magistrate has the jurisdiction to hear a case and power to commit a fugitive to custody or prison to await the fugitive’s return under this Act.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
Simultaneous requests
49.—(1) If more than one foreign State or declared Commonwealth territory (as the case may be) makes a request for the surrender of a fugitive, the Minister may, having regard to the circumstances of the case, surrender the fugitive to any State or territory that the Minister thinks fit. (2) The Minister in determining to which State or territory the fugitive should be returned must consider all the circumstances of the case and in particular —(a) the relative seriousness of the offences; (b) the relative dates on which the requests were made; and (c) the citizenship or other national status of the fugitive and the fugitive’s ordinary residence.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
Arrest of person committed in prison or held in custody under this Act, etc.
49A. The following persons may be arrested in the same manner as a person accused of an arrestable offence against the law in force in Singapore may be arrested upon an escape from lawful custody:(a) a person who escapes from the custody of the person executing a warrant of surrender against the firstmentioned person under this Act; (b) a person who escapes after being taken into custody, or committed to prison, under this Act.[Act 31 of 2022 wef 01/11/2022]
Delegation
50. The Attorney-General may delegate to a public officer any of his or her powers under this Act.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
Power to amend Schedules
51.—(1) The Minister may —(a) from time to time, by order amend the First, Second and Fourth Schedules; and (b) by order amend the Third Schedule when an extradition treaty between any territory and Singapore has come into force or has ceased to be in force, as the case may be. (2) The Minister may, in any order made under subsection (1), make any saving or transitional provision as may be necessary or expedient.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
Power to make rules
52.—(1) The Minister may make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular, and without limiting subsection (1), those rules may provide for all or any of the following matters:(a) the removal of fugitives accused or in custody or in prison under this Act and their control and maintenance until such time as they are handed over to the persons named in the warrant as entitled to receive them; (b) the seizure and disposition of any property which is the subject of, or required for proof of, any alleged offence to which this Act applies; (c) the form and manner in which or the channel through which a Magistrate may be required to make his or her report to the Minister under this Act; (d) any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]
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