Section 8: Arrangements for handing over and transfer of suspected persons

8. Arrangements for handing over and transfer of suspected persons (1) The Minister may enter into an agreement or arrangement with another Government or an international organisation with a view to providing for— (a) a framework for the handing over of persons suspected of having committed offences under this Act to Mauritian authorities for purposes of investigation and eventual trial in Mauritius; (b) the repatriation of persons referred to in paragraph (a) where they are not prosecuted or convicted in Mauritius, and the posttrial transfer of persons convicted of offences under this Act; and (c) any related matter. (2) Notwithstanding any other enactment, an agreement or arrangement entered into under subsection (1) shall have effect, in relation to the— (a) pre-trial or post-trial transfer of any person suspected of having committed any offence under this Act; (b) trial of persons suspected of having committed an offence under this Act. (3) The agreement entered into with the European Union for the transfer of suspected pirates on 14 July 2011 shall be deemed to have been made under subsection (1).