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Extradition Act 1968 s 7

s 7 Liability of fugitive to be surrendered

7.—(1) Where this Part applies in relation to a foreign State or declared Commonwealth territory, every fugitive from that State or territory is liable to be apprehended and surrendered to that State or territory, subject to —(a) this Part; (b) any limitations, conditions, exceptions or qualifications to which the application of this Part in relation to that State or territory is subject; and (c) in the case of a declared Commonwealth territory, Part 5. (2) Every fugitive mentioned in subsection (1) is liable under that subsection whether the offence to which the request for the surrender of the fugitive relates is alleged to have been committed, or was committed, before, on or after 1 August 1968 or before, on or after the date —(a) in the case of a foreign State — when this Part commenced to apply in relation to that State; and (b) in the case of a declared Commonwealth territory —(i) when that territory became a declared Commonwealth territory; or (ii) if the territory was a declared Commonwealth country under section 19(1) as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 7 of the Extradition (Amendment) Act 2022 — when that country became a declared Commonwealth country.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]

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