European Arrest Warrant (Application to Third Countries and Amendment) and Extradition (Amendment) Act 2012

Amendment of section 45 of Act of 2003.

23.— The following is substituted for section 45 (inserted by section 20 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 ) of the Act of 2003:

“45.— A person shall not be surrendered under this Act if he or she did not appear in person at the proceedings resulting in the sentence or detention order in respect of which the European arrest warrant was issued, unless the European arrest warrant indicates the matters required by points 2, 3 and 4 of point (d) of the form of warrant in the Annex to the Framework Decision as amended by Council Framework Decision 2009/299/JHA, as set out in the table to this section.

TABLE

(d)Indicate if the person appeared in person at the trial resulting in the decision:

1. □Yes, the person appeared in person at the trial resulting in the decision.

2. □No, the person did not appear in person at the trial resulting in the decision.

3.If you have ticked the box under point 2, please confirm the existence of one of the following:

□ 3.1a.the person was summoned in person on . . . (day/month/year) and thereby informed of the scheduled date and place of the trial which resulted in the decision and was informed that a decision may be handed down if he or she does not appear for the trial;

OR

□3.1b.the person was not summoned in person but by other means actually received official information of the scheduled date and place of the trial which resulted in the decision, in such a manner that it was unequivocally established that he or she was aware of the scheduled trial, and was informed that a decision may be handed down if he or she does not appear for the trial;

OR

□3.2.being aware of the scheduled trial, the person had given a mandate to a legal counsellor, who was either appointed by the person concerned or by the State, to defend him or her at the trial, and was indeed defended by that counsellor at the trial;

OR

□3.3.the person was served with the decision on . . . (day/month/year) and was expressly informed about the right to a retrial or appeal, in which he or she has the right to participate and which allows the merits of the case, including fresh evidence, to be re-examined, and which may lead to the original decision being reversed, and

□the person expressly stated that he or she does not contest this decision,

OR

□the person did not request a retrial or appeal within the applicable time frame;

OR

□3.4.the person was not personally served with the decision, but

—the person will be personally served with this decision without delay after the surrender, and

—when served with the decision, the person will be expressly informed of his or her right to a retrial or appeal, in which he or she has the right to participate and which allows the merits of the case, including fresh evidence, to be re-examined, and which may lead to the original decision being reversed, and

—the person will be informed of the time frame within which he or she has to request a retrial or appeal, which will be . . . days.

4.If you have ticked the box under points 3.1b, 3.2 or 3.3 above, please provide information about how the relevant condition has been met:

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