Extradition (European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism) Act, 1987

Amendment of section 50 of Act of 1965.

9.—Section 50 of the Act of 1965 (which specifies circumstances in which a person arrested under Part III of that Act shall be released) is hereby amended by the insertion in subsection (2) after paragraph (b) of the following paragraph:

“(bb) there are substantial grounds for believing that the warrant was in fact issued for the purpose of prosecuting or punishing him on account of his race, religion, nationality or political opinion or that his position would be prejudiced for any of these reasons, or”.