Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention Against Torture) Act, 2000

Amendment of Act of 1965.

7.—The Act of 1965 is hereby amended—

(a) in section 3(1), by the insertion of the following definition:

“‘torture’ has the meaning assigned to it by the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention against Torture) Act, 2000.”,

(b) in section 11, by the insertion after subsection (2) of the following:

“(2A) The same rule shall apply if there are substantial grounds for believing that if the request for extradition is granted the person claimed may be subjected to torture.”,

(c) in section 33(3), by the insertion after “or political opinion” of “or that he may be subjected to torture”,

(d) in section 44(2), by the insertion in subparagraph (ii) (inserted by section 8 of the Act of 1987) after “these reasons” of “or that he may be subjected to torture”, and

(e) in section 50(2), by the insertion in paragraph (bb) (inserted by section 9 of the Act of 1987) after “these reasons,” of “or that he may be subjected to torture,”.