European Arrest Warrant (Amendment) Act 2024

Amendment of section 19 of Act of 2003

13. Section 19 of the Act of 2003 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “the High Court, with the agreement of the issuing judicial authority, may direct that the person be temporarily surrendered to the issuing state” for “the High Court may, subject to such conditions as it shall specify, direct that the person be surrendered to the issuing state for the purpose of his or her being tried for the offence to which the relevant arrest warrant concerned relates”, and

(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):

“(1A) A direction under subsection (1) shall be made on the basis of conditions determined by the High Court, with the agreement of the issuing judicial authority, and such conditions shall be recorded in writing, and be binding on all of the relevant authorities, as appropriate, in the issuing state.”.