Extradition (European Union Conventions) Act, 2001

Political offences.

12.—Section 3 of the Act of 1987 is hereby amended by the insertion in subsection (2) of the following paragraph:

“(aa) the purposes of Part II of the Act of 1965 in relation to any request for the surrender of a person made after the passing of the Extradition (European Union Conventions) Act, 2001, by any country that—

(i) has adopted the Convention of 1996, and

(ii) is a country to which the said Part II applies.”.