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EXTRADITION ACT, No 20 and 21 of 1970

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. PART II: EXTRADITION TO FOREIGN STATE
  4. 3 Effect of UK Extradition Acts
  5. 3A Commonwealth countries
  6. 4 Application of this Part
  7. 5 Order applying this Part to foreign States
  8. 6
  9. 7 Restrictions on surrender of persons
  10. 8 Request for surrender
  11. 9 Notice to Magistrate by Attorney-General
  12. 10 Issue of warrant
  13. 11 Proceedings after arrest
  14. 12 Surrender of offender to foreign State
  15. 13 Discharge of offender
  16. PART III: EXTRADITION FROM FOREIGN STATES
  17. 14 Extradition crime
  18. 15 Surrender of escaped offenders
  19. 16 Persons surrendered not triable for other offences
  20. PART IV: MISCELLANEOUS
  21. 17 Offences committed at sea or in the air
  22. 18 Simultaneous requests
  23. 19 Official documents and their authentication
  24. 20 Taking of evidence
  25. 21 Regulations
  26. 22 Amendment of Schedules
  27. FIRST SCHEDULE
  28. 2 Manslaughter
  29. 3 An offence against the law relating to abortion
  30. 4 Maliciously or wilfully wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm
  31. 5 Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
  32. 6 Rape
  33. 7 Unlawful sexual intercourse with a female
  34. 8 Indecent assault
  35. 9 Procuring, or trafficking in, women or young persons for immoral purposes
  36. 10 Bigamy
  37. 11 Kidnapping, abducting or false imprisonment, or dealing in slaves
  38. 12 Stealing, abandoning, exposing or unlawfully detaining a child
  39. 13 Bribery
  40. 14 Perjury or subornation or perjury or conspiring to defeat the course of
  41. 15 Arson
  42. 16 An offence concerning counterfeit currency
  43. 17 An offence against the law relating to forgery
  44. 18
  45. 19 Burglary, housebreaking or any similar offence
  46. 20 Robbery
  47. 21
  48. 22 An offence against bankruptcy law or company law
  49. 23 Malicious or wilful damage to property
  50. 24 Acts done with the intention of endangering vehicles, vessels or aircraft
  51. 25 An offence against the law relating to dangerous drugs or narcotics
  52. 26 Piracy
  53. 27 Revolt against the authority of the master of a ship or the commander
  54. 28 Contravention of import or export prohibitions relating to precious