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Extradition
Amendment Act, No. 77 of 1996
Long
title
To amend the Extradition Act, 1962, so as to add certain definitions and to amend a definition; to provide for the designation of States to which extradition may be effected in the absence of formal agreements; to further provide in respect of persons liable to be extradited; to further provide in respect of the issuing of warrants of arrest of persons and for further detention; to grant to the Minister certain powers after a warrant has been issued; to make further arrangements in connection with the evidence that may be received by a magistrate at the enquiry of a detained person; to further regulate the holding of enquiries concerning offences committed in foreign and associated States; to grant to the Minister the power to refuse extradition under certain circumstances; and to further regulate the procedure regarding an appeal by a person against whom an order for extradition has been issued; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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Legislation Text Access Point
To amend the Extradition Act, 1962, so as to add certain definitions and to amend a definition; to provide for the designation of States to which extradition may be effected in the absence of formal agreements; to further provide in respect of persons liable to be extradited; to further provide in respect of the issuing of warrants of arrest of persons and for further detention; to grant to the Minister certain powers after a warrant has been issued; to make further arrangements in connection with the evidence that may be received by a magistrate at the enquiry of a detained person; to further regulate the holding of enquiries concerning offences committed in foreign and associated States; to grant to the Minister the power to refuse extradition under certain circumstances; and to further regulate the procedure regarding an appeal by a person against whom an order for extradition has been issued; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. | Amendment
of section 1 of Act 67 of 1962 |
| 2. | Amendment
of section 2 of Act 67 of 1962... |
| 3. | Amendment
of section 3 of Act 67 of 1962 |
| 4. | Amendment
of section 5 of Act 67 of 1962 |
| 5. | Amendment
of section 7 of Act 67 of 1962 |
| 6. | Amendment
of section 8 of Act 67 of 1962 |
| 7. | Amendment
of section 9 of Act 67 of 1962... |
| 8. | Substitution
of section 10 of Act 67 of 1962 |
| 9. | Substitution
of section 11 of Act 67 of 1962 |
| 10. | Substitution
of section 12 of Act 67 of 1962 |
| 11. | Amendment
of section 13 of Act 67 of 1962 |
| 12. | Addition
of Schedule B to Act 67 of 1962 |
| 13. | Amendment
of section 23 of Act 67 of 1962 |
| 14. | Transitional
provisions |
| 15. | Short title and commencement |
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