Extradition
(Jersey) Law 2004
A LAW to provide for extradition.
Adopted by the
States 11th May 2004
Sanctioned by
Order of Her Majesty in Council 27th July 2004
Registered by the
Royal Court 3rd
September 2004
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have
adopted the following Law –
PART 1
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
1 Interpretation
(1) In
this Law, unless the context otherwise requires –
“appropriate consent” has the same meaning as it has in Article 1(1) of the Police Procedures and Criminal Evidence (Jersey)
Law 2003;[1]
“Chief Officer of Police” means the Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police
Force;
“designated territory” means a territory that is specified in Part 1 or Part 2
of Schedule 1;
“designated territory of the first
category” means a designated territory
that is specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1;
“designated territory of the second
category” means a designated territory
that is specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1;
“excluded material” has the same meaning as it has in Article 6(1) of
PPCEL;[2]
“extradition” includes re-extradition;
“extradition arrest warrant” means –
(a) a
warrant issued under Article 7; or
(b) a
provisional warrant;
“extradition claim” means a request for a person’s extradition;
“extradition hearing” means the hearing at which the Magistrate is to deal with a
request for extradition to a designated territory;
“fingerprints” has the same meaning as it has in Article 1(1) of
PPCEL;[3]
“honorary police officer” means a member of the Honorary Police;
“intimate search” has the same meaning as it has in Article 1(1) of
PPCEL;[4]
“items subject to legal privilege” has the same meaning as it has in Article 5 of PPCEL;[5]
“Magistrate” means the ‘Juge d’Instruction’ appointed
under the Lois (1864 à 2000) concernant la charge de Juge d’Instruction[6] and includes a person
exercising those functions;
“non-intimate sample” has the same meaning as it has in Article 1(1) of
PPCEL;[7]
“police officer” mean a member of the States of Jersey Police Force or an
honorary police officer;
“PPCEL”
means the Police Procedures and Criminal
Evidence (Jersey) Law 2003;[8]
“police station” does not include a parish hall;
“premises”
has the same meaning as it has in Article 1(1) of PPCEL;[9]
“provisional warrant” means a warrant issued under Article 9;
“re-extradition hearing” means an extradition hearing
under Part 3;
“special procedure material” has the same meaning as it has in Article 7(4) of
PPCEL;[10]
“territory” includes a State and any other country.
(2) In
this Law, references to a valid request for a person’s extradition are
references to a request that is valid because it satisfies the requirements in Article 7(3).
(3) In
this Law, taking a photograph includes using a process by means of which a
visual image may be produced, and “photographed” shall be construed
accordingly.
2 Application
of Law
(1) This
Law shall apply for the purposes of –
(a) every
request for extradition or re-extradition that is received in Jersey on or
after the day on which the Law comes into force; and
(b) every
request for extradition to Jersey that is made by the Attorney General on or
after the day on which this Law comes into force.
(2) For
the purposes of this Law, it is immaterial whether an extradition offence is committed
before or after the commencement of this Law.
3 “Extradition
offence” – persons not sentenced
(1) This
Article applies to conduct of a person who –
(a) is
accused in a designated territory of the commission of an offence constituted
by the conduct but has not been convicted of the offence; or
(b) is
alleged to be unlawfully at large after conviction by a court in a designated
territory of an offence constituted by the conduct, and has not been sentenced
for the offence.
(2) The
conduct constitutes an extradition offence in relation to the designated
territory if –
(a) the
conduct occurs in the designated territory;
(b) the
conduct would constitute an offence under the law of Jersey, punishable with
imprisonment or another form of detention for a term of 12 months or a
greater punishment, if it occurred in Jersey; and
(c) the
conduct is so punishable under the law of the designated territory (however it
is described in that law).
(3) The
conduct also constitutes an extradition offence in relation to the designated
territory if –
(a) the
conduct occurs outside the designated territory;
(b) the
conduct is punishable under the law of the designated territory with
imprisonment or another form of detention for a term of 12 months or a
greater punishment (however it is described in that law); and
(c) in
corresponding circumstances, equivalent conduct would constitute an extra-territorial
offence under the law of Jersey punishable with imprisonment or another form of
detention for a term of 12 months or a greater punishment.
(4) The
conduct also constitutes an extradition offence in relation to the designated
territory if –
(a) the
conduct occurs outside the designated territory and no part of it occurs in
Jersey;
(b) the
conduct would constitute an offence under the law of Jersey, punishable with
imprisonment or another form of detention for a term of 12 months or a
greater punishment, if it occurred in Jersey; and
(c) the
conduct is so punishable under the law of the designated territory (however it
is described in that law).
(5) The
conduct also constitutes an extradition offence in relation to the designated
territory if –
(a) the
conduct occurs outside the designated territory and no part of it occurs in
Jersey;
(b) the
conduct is punishable under the law of the designated territory with
imprisonment or another form of detention for a term of 12 months or a
greater punishment (however it is described in that law); and
(c) the
conduct constitutes or, if committed in Jersey, would constitute an offence to
which paragraph (6) refers.
(6) The
offences to which this paragraph refers are –
(a) an
offence under section 51 or section 58 of the International Criminal
Court Act 2001 (c.17) of the United Kingdom as it applies to Jersey (relating
to genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes);
(b) an
offence under section 52 or section 59 of that Act (relating to
conduct that is ancillary to those crimes and is committed outside the
jurisdiction); and
(c) an
ancillary offence, as defined in section 55 or section 62 of that
Act, in relation to an offence to which either of sub-paragraphs (a) and
(b) refers.
(7) This
Article is subject to Article 5.
4 “Extradition
offence” – persons sentenced
(1) This
Article applies to conduct of a person who –
(a) is
alleged to be unlawfully at large after conviction, by a court in a designated
territory, of the offence constituted by the conduct; and
(b) has
been sentenced for the offence.
(2) The
conduct constitutes an extradition offence in relation to the designated
territory if –
(a) the
conduct occurs in the designated territory;
(b) the
conduct would constitute an offence under the law of Jersey, punishable with
imprisonment or another form of detention for a term of 12 months or a
greater punishment, if it occurred in Jersey; and
(c) a
sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention for a term of 4 months
or a greater punishment has been imposed in the designated territory in respect
of the conduct.
(3) The
conduct also constitutes an extradition offence in relation to the designated
territory if –
(a) the
conduct occurs outside the designated territory;
(b) a
sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention for a term of 4 months
or a greater punishment has been imposed in the designated territory in respect
of the conduct; and
(c) in
corresponding circumstances, equivalent conduct would constitute an
extra-territorial offence under the law of Jersey punishable with imprisonment
or another form of detention for a term of 12 months or a greater
punishment.
(4) The
conduct also constitutes an extradition offence in relation to the designated
territory if –
(a) the
conduct occurs outside the designated territory and no part of it occurs in Jersey;
(b) the
conduct would constitute an offence under the law of Jersey, punishable with
imprisonment or another form of detention for a term of 12 months or a
greater punishment, if it occurred in Jersey; and
(c) a
sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention for a term of 4 months
or a greater punishment has been imposed in the designated territory in respect
of the conduct.
(5) The
conduct also constitutes an extradition offence in relation to the designated
territory if –
(a) the
conduct occurs outside the designated territory and no part of it occurs in
Jersey;
(b) a
sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention for a term of 4 months
or a greater punishment has been imposed in the designated territory in respect
of the conduct; and
(c) the
conduct constitutes or, if committed in Jersey, would constitute an offence to
which paragraph (6) refers.
(6) The
offences to which this paragraph refers are –
(a) an
offence under section 51 or section 58 of the International Criminal
Court Act 2001 (c.17) of the United Kingdom as it applies to Jersey (relating
to genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes);
(b) an
offence under section 52 or section 59 of that Act (relating to
conduct that is ancillary to those crimes and is committed outside the
jurisdiction); and
(c) an
ancillary offence, as defined in section 55 or section 62 of that
Act, in relation to an offence to which either of sub-paragraphs (a) and
(b) refers.
(7) This
Article is subject to Article 5.
5 Military
offences
If conduct constitutes an offence under the military law of the
designated territory, but does not constitute an offence under the general
criminal law of Jersey, it does not constitute an extradition offence under Article 3
or Article 4.
6 Designated
territories
(1) A
designated territory is a territory that is specified in Schedule 1.
(2) A
designated territory of the first category is a territory that is specified in
Part 1 of Schedule 1.
(3) A
designated territory of the second category is a territory that is specified in
Part 2 of Schedule 1.
(4) The
States may by Regulations –
(a) specify
any territory in Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 1;
(b) vary
the description of any territory that is specified in either of those Parts; or
(c) delete
any territory from either of those Parts.
PART 2
EXTRADITION FROM JERSEY
7 Extradition
request and certificate
(1) If
the Attorney General receives a valid request for the extradition to a
designated territory of a person who is in Jersey, the Attorney General shall
issue a certificate under this Article.
(2) However,
paragraph (1) does not apply if the Attorney General decides under Article 65
that the request is not to be proceeded with.
(3) A
request for a person’s extradition is valid if it contains a
statement –
(a) that
the person is accused in the designated territory of the commission of an
offence specified in the request; or
(b) that
the person is alleged to be unlawfully at large after conviction by a court in
the designated territory of an offence specified in the request,
and the request is made in the approved way.
(4) A
request for extradition to a designated territory that is a British overseas
territory is made in the approved way if it is made by or on behalf of the
person administering the designated territory.
(5) If
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of
China is a designated territory, a request for extradition to it is made in the
approved way if it is made by or on behalf of the government of the Region.
(6) A
request for extradition to any other designated territory is made in the
approved way if it is made by –
(a) an
authority of the designated territory whom the Attorney General believes to
have the function of making requests for extradition in that designated territory;
or
(b) a
diplomatic or consular representative of the designated territory.
(7) A
certificate under this Article shall certify that the request is made in the
approved way.
(8) If
a certificate is issued under this Article, the Attorney General shall
send –
(a) the
request; and
(b) the
certificate,
to the Magistrate.
Arrest
8 Arrest
warrant following extradition request
(1) This
Article applies if the Attorney General sends documents to the Magistrate under
Article 7.
(2) If the
Magistrate has reasonable grounds for believing –
(a) that
the offence in respect of which extradition is requested is an extradition
offence; and
(b) that
there is evidence to which paragraph (3) refers,
the Magistrate may issue a warrant for the arrest of the person whose
extradition is requested.
(3) The
evidence to which this paragraph refers is –
(a) if
the person whose extradition is requested is accused of the commission of the
offence, evidence that would justify the arrest of a person accused of the
offence within Jersey; or
(b) if
the person whose extradition is requested is alleged to be unlawfully at large
after conviction of the offence, evidence that would justify the arrest of a
person unlawfully at large after conviction of the offence within Jersey.
(4) However,
if the designated territory to which extradition is requested is a designated
territory of the first category, paragraphs (2) and (3) shall have effect
as if references in them to evidence were references to information.
(5) A
warrant may be executed by any police officer.
(6) A
warrant may be executed whether or not, at the time of the arrest, the warrant
or a copy of it is in the possession of the police officer executing it.
9 Person
arrested under Article 8
(1) This
Article applies if a person is arrested under a warrant issued under Article 8.
(2) As
soon as practicable after his or her arrest, a copy of the warrant shall be
given to the person.
(3) The
arrested person shall be brought as soon as practicable before the Magistrate.
(4) However,
paragraph (3) does not apply if the Attorney General decides under Article 65
that the request for the person’s extradition is not to be proceeded
with.
(5) If
paragraph (2) is not complied with, and the person applies to the
Magistrate to be discharged, the Magistrate may order that he or she be
discharged.
(6) If
paragraph (3) is not complied with, and the person applies to the
Magistrate to be discharged, the Magistrate shall order that he or she be
discharged.
(7) As soon
as practicable after the person first appears or is brought before the
Magistrate –
(a) the
Magistrate shall inform the person of the contents of the request for
extradition;
(b) the
Magistrate shall inform the person that he or she may consent to being
extradited to the designated territory to which the person’s extradition
is requested;
(c) the
Magistrate shall explain to the person the effect of consent, and the procedure
that will apply if the person gives consent; and
(d) the
Magistrate shall also explain to the person that consent must be given in
writing, and that it is irrevocable.
(8) The
Magistrate, when the person first appears or is brought before the Magistrate,
shall remand the person in custody or on bail.
(9) If
the Magistrate remands the person in custody, the Magistrate may later grant
bail to the person.
10 Provisional
warrant
(1) This
Article applies if the Magistrate is satisfied on information in writing and on
oath that a person to whom paragraph (2) refers –
(a) is
or is believed to be in Jersey; or
(b) is
or is believed to be on his or her way to Jersey.
(2) This
paragraph refers to –
(a) a
person who is accused in a designated territory of the commission of an
offence; or
(b) a
person who is alleged to be unlawfully at large after conviction of an offence
by a court in a designated territory.
(3) The
Magistrate may issue a warrant for the arrest of the person (a provisional
warrant) if the Magistrate has reasonable grounds for believing –
(a) that
the offence of which the person is accused or has been convicted is an
extradition offence; and
(b) that
there is written evidence to which paragraph (4) refers.
(4) The
evidence to which this paragraph refers is –
(a) if
the person in respect of whom the warrant is sought is accused of the
commission of the offence, evidence that would justify the arrest of a person
accused of the offence within Jersey; or
(b) if
the person in respect of whom the warrant is sought is alleged to be unlawfully
at large after conviction of the offence, evidence that would justify the
arrest of a person unlawfully at large after conviction of the offence within
Jersey.
(5) However,
if the designated territory to which extradition is requested is a designated
territory of the first category, paragraphs (3) and (4) shall have effect
as if references in them to evidence were references to information.
(6) A
provisional warrant may be executed by any police officer.
(7) A
provisional warrant may be executed whether or not, at the time of the arrest,
the warrant or a copy of it is in the possession of the police officer executing
it.
11 Person arrested
under provisional warrant
(1) This
Article applies if a person is arrested under a provisional warrant.
(2) As
soon as practicable after his or her arrest, a copy of the warrant shall be
given to the person.
(3) The
arrested person shall be brought as soon as practicable before the Magistrate.
(4) However,
paragraph (3) does not apply in a case where the Attorney General has
received a valid request for the person’s extradition, if the Attorney General
decides under Article 65 that the request is not to be proceeded with.
(5) If paragraph (2)
is not complied with, and the person applies to the Magistrate to be discharged,
the Magistrate may order that he or she be discharged.
(6) If
paragraph (3) is not complied with, and the person applies to the
Magistrate to be discharged, the Magistrate shall order that he or she be
discharged.
(7) As
soon as practicable after the person first appears or is brought before the
Magistrate –
(a) the
Magistrate shall inform the person that he or she is accused of the commission
of an offence in a designated territory, or that he or she is alleged to be
unlawfully at large in a designated territory;
(b) the
Magistrate shall inform the person that he or she may consent to being
extradited to the designated territory in which the person is accused of the
commission of an offence or is alleged to have been convicted of an offence;
(c) the
Magistrate shall explain to the person the effect of consent, and the procedure
that will apply if the person gives consent; and
(d) the
Magistrate shall also explain to the person that consent must be given in
writing, and that it is irrevocable.
(8) The
Magistrate, when the person first appears or is brought before the Magistrate,
shall remand the person in custody or on bail.
(9) If
the Magistrate remands the person in custody, the Magistrate may later grant
bail to the person.
(10) The
Magistrate shall order that the person be discharged if the documents to which Article 7(8)
refers are not received by the Magistrate –
(a) within
45 days commencing on the day on which the person was arrested; or
(b) within
any longer period that is specified, by Order, in respect of that designated
territory.
The extradition hearing
12 Date of hearing
on arrest under Article 8
(1) When
a person arrested under a warrant issued under Article 8 first appears or
is brought before the Magistrate, the Magistrate shall fix a date on which the
extradition hearing is to begin.
(2) The
date fixed under paragraph (1) shall not be later than the end of the
period of 2 months commencing on the date on which the person first
appears or is brought before the Magistrate.
(3) If
before the date fixed under paragraph (1) (or under this paragraph) a
party to the proceedings applies to the Magistrate for a later date to be
fixed, and the Magistrate believes that it is in the interests of justice to do
so, the Magistrate may fix a later date.
(4) An
application under paragraph (3) may be made on more than one occasion, and
the Magistrate may exercise his or her power under that paragraph on any such
application.
(5) If
the extradition hearing does not begin on or before the date fixed under this
Article, and the person applies to the Magistrate to be discharged, the
Magistrate shall order that he or she be discharged.
13 Date of hearing
on arrest under provisional warrant
(1) When –
(a) a
person is arrested under a provisional warrant; and
(b) the
documents referred to in Article 7(8) are received by the Magistrate
within the period required by Article 11(10),
the Magistrate shall fix a date on which the extradition hearing is
to begin.
(2) The
date fixed under paragraph (1) shall not be later than the end of the period
of 2 months commencing on the date on which the Magistrate receives the
documents.
(3) If
before the date fixed under paragraph (1) (or under this paragraph) a
party to the proceedings applies to the Magistrate for a later date to be
fixed, and the Magistrate believes that it is in the interests of justice to do
so, the Magistrate may fix a later date.
(4) An
application under paragraph (3) may be made on more than one occasion, and
the Magistrate may exercise the power under that paragraph on any such
application.
(5) If
the extradition hearing does not begin on or before the date fixed under this
Article, and the person applies to the Magistrate to be discharged, the
Magistrate shall order that he or she be discharged.
14 General
provisions as to extradition hearing
(1) At
the extradition hearing –
(a) the
proceedings shall be conducted in the same way as proceedings that are
conducted in accordance with Article 12A of the Magistrate’s Court (Miscellaneous
Provisions) (Jersey) Law 1949;[11]
(b) the
Magistrate shall perform only a judicial role; and
(c) the
Magistrate shall have the same powers (as nearly as may be) as he or she would
have if the proceedings were a trial before the Magistrate of the person whose
extradition is requested.
(2) If
the Magistrate adjourns the proceedings, the Magistrate shall remand the person
in custody or on bail.
(3) If
the Magistrate remands the person in custody, the Magistrate may later grant
bail to the person.
(4) In
relation to the extradition hearing, Article 2 of the Costs in Criminal Cases (Jersey) Law 1961[12] shall apply as if –
(a) the
reference in that other Law to conviction were a reference to an order that the
person be extradited under this Law; and
(b) the
reference in that other Law to discharge from prosecution were a reference to
the person’s discharge under this Law.
15 Initial stages of
extradition hearing
(1) If
a person who is alleged to be the person whose extradition is requested appears
or is brought before the Magistrate for the extradition hearing, the Magistrate
shall decide whether the documents sent to the Magistrate under Article 7
consist of or include any of the following –
(a) the
documents to which Article 7(8) refers;
(b) particulars
of the person whose extradition is requested;
(c) particulars
of the offence specified in the request;
(d) in
the case of a person accused of an offence, a warrant for the person’s
arrest issued in the designated territory, or a judicial document issued in
that designated territory and authorizing his or her arrest; and
(e) in
the case of a person alleged to be unlawfully at large after conviction of an
offence, a certificate of the conviction, and of the sentence (if the person
has been sentenced), issued in the designated territory.
(2) If
the Magistrate decides in the negative the question in paragraph (1), the
Magistrate shall order that the person be discharged.
(3) If
the Magistrate decides that question in the affirmative, the Magistrate shall
decide –
(a) whether
the person appearing or brought before the Magistrate is the person whose
extradition is requested;
(b) whether
the offence specified in the request is an extradition offence; and
(c) whether
copies of the documents sent to the Magistrate under Article 6 have been
served on the person.
(4) The
Magistrate shall decide the question in paragraph (3)(a) on a balance of
probabilities.
(5) If
the Magistrate decides in the negative any of the questions in paragraph (3),
the Magistrate shall order that the person be discharged.
(6) If
the Magistrate decides each of those questions in the affirmative, the
Magistrate shall proceed under Article 16 (relating to bars to
extradition).
16 Bars to
extradition
(1) If
the Magistrate is to proceed under this Article, the Magistrate shall decide
whether the person’s extradition to the designated territory is barred by
reason of –
(a) the
rule against double jeopardy;
(b) extraneous
considerations;
(c) the
passage of time; or
(d) hostage-taking
considerations.
(2) The
questions in paragraph (1) shall be determined in accordance with Articles 17
to 20 (inclusive).
(3) If
the Magistrate decides in the affirmative any of the questions in paragraph (1),
the Magistrate shall order the person’s discharge.
(4) If
the Magistrate decides each of those questions in the negative, and the person
is accused of the commission of the extradition offence but it is not alleged
that the person is unlawfully at large after conviction of the offence, the
Magistrate shall proceed under Article 21 (relating to persons who, though
accused, have not been convicted).
(5) If
the Magistrate decides each of those questions in the negative, and it is
alleged that the person is unlawfully at large after conviction of the
extradition offence, the Magistrate shall proceed under Article 22
(relating to persons who have been convicted).
17 Rule against
double jeopardy
A person’s extradition to a designated territory is barred by
reason of the rule against double jeopardy if (but only if) it appears that the
person would be entitled to be discharged under any rule of law relating to
previous acquittal or previous conviction if charged with the extradition
offence in Jersey.
18 Extraneous
considerations
A person’s extradition to a designated territory is barred by
reason of extraneous considerations if (but only if) it appears –
(a) that
the request for extradition, though purporting to be made on account of the
extradition offence, is in fact made for the purpose of prosecuting or
punishing the person on account of the person’s race, religion,
nationality, gender, sexual orientation or political opinions; or
(b) that,
if extradited, the person might be prejudiced at trial or punished, detained or
restricted in personal liberty by reason of the person’s race, religion,
nationality, gender, sexual orientation or political opinions.
19 Passage of time
A person’s extradition to a designated territory is barred by
reason of the passage of time if (but only if) it appears that it would be
unjust or oppressive to extradite the person by reason of the passage of
time –
(a) since
the extradition offence was allegedly committed by the person; or
(b) since
the person is alleged to have become unlawfully at large,
as the case may be.
20 Hostage-taking
considerations
(1) A
person’s extradition to a designated territory is barred by reason of
hostage-taking considerations if (but only if) the designated territory is a
party to the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages opened for
signature at New York on 18th December 1979, and it appears that –
(a) the
person, if extradited, might be prejudiced at trial because communication between
the person and the appropriate authorities would not be possible; and
(b) the
act or omission constituting the extradition offence also constitutes an
offence under section 1 of the Taking of Hostages Act 1982 (c.28) of the
United Kingdom as it applies to Jersey, or an attempt to commit such an
offence.
(2) The
appropriate authorities are the authorities of the territory that is entitled
to exercise rights of protection in relation to the person.
(3) A
certificate issued by the Attorney General that a territory is a party to the
Convention is conclusive evidence of that fact for the purposes of paragraph (1).
21 Case where person
has not been convicted
(1) If the
Magistrate is to proceed under this Article, but the designated territory to
which extradition is requested is a designated territory of the first category,
the Magistrate shall instead proceed directly under Article 24 (relating
to human rights).
(2) If
the Magistrate is to proceed under this Article in respect of a request to
extradite a person to a designated territory of the second category, the
Magistrate shall decide whether there is sufficient evidence for the person to
stand trial.
(3) In
deciding the question in paragraph (2), the Magistrate may treat a
statement made by a person in a document as admissible evidence of a fact
if –
(a) the
statement is made by the person to a police officer or to another person
charged with the duty of investigating offences or charging offenders; and
(b) direct
oral evidence by the person of the fact would be admissible.
(4) In
deciding whether to treat a statement made by a person in a document as
admissible evidence of a fact, the Magistrate shall in particular have regard
to –
(a) the
nature and source of the document;
(b) whether
or not, having regard to the nature and source of the document and to any other
circumstances that appear to the Magistrate to be relevant, it is likely that
the document is authentic;
(c) the
extent to which the statement appears to supply evidence that would not readily
be available if the statement were not treated as being admissible evidence of
the fact;
(d) the
relevance of the evidence that the statement appears to supply to any issue
likely to have to be determined by the Magistrate in deciding the question in
sub-paragraph (1); and
(e) any
risk that the admission or exclusion of the statement will result in unfairness
to the person whose extradition is sought, having regard in particular to
whether it is likely to be possible to controvert the statement if the person
making it does not attend to give oral evidence in the proceedings.
(5) A
summary in a document of a statement made by a person shall be treated as a
statement made by the person in the document for the purposes of
paragraph (3).
(6) If
the Magistrate decides the question in paragraph (2) in the negative, the
Magistrate shall order that the person be discharged.
(7) If
the Magistrate decides that question in the affirmative, the Magistrate shall
proceed under Article 24 (human rights).
22 Case
where person has been convicted
(1) If
the Magistrate is to proceed under this Article, he or she shall
decide whether the person was present when convicted.
(2) If
the Magistrate decides that the person was present when convicted, the
Magistrate shall proceed directly under Article 24 (human rights).
(3) If
the Magistrate decides that the person was not present when convicted, the
Magistrate shall decide whether the person deliberately absented himself or
herself from the trial.
(4) If
the Magistrate decides that the person deliberately absented himself or herself
from the trial, the Magistrate shall proceed directly under Article 24
(human rights).
(5) If
the Magistrate decides that the person did not deliberately absent himself or
herself from the trial, the Magistrate shall decide whether the person would be
entitled to a retrial or (on appeal) to a review amounting to a retrial.
(6) If
the Magistrate decides that the person would not be entitled to a retrial or
(on appeal) to a review amounting to a retrial, the Magistrate shall order that
the person be discharged.
(7) If –
(a) the
Magistrate decides that the person would be entitled to a retrial or (on
appeal) to a review amounting to a retrial; and
(b) the
designated territory to which extradition is requested is a designated
territory of the first category,
the Magistrate shall proceed directly under Article 24 (human
rights).
(8) If –
(a) the
Magistrate decides that the person would be entitled to a retrial or (on
appeal) to a review amounting to a retrial; and
(b) the
designated territory to which extradition is requested is a designated
territory of the second category,
the Magistrate shall proceed under Article 23 (relating to
convictions in absentia).
(9) The
Magistrate shall not decide under paragraph (7) or paragraph (8) that
a person would be entitled to a retrial or (on appeal) to a review amounting to
a retrial unless, in any proceedings that would allegedly constitute a retrial
or review amounting to a retrial –
(a) the
person would have the right to defend himself or herself in person or through
legal assistance of his or her own choosing or, if the person does not have
sufficient means to pay for legal assistance, the right to be given it free
when the interests of justice so require; and
(b) the
person would also have the right to examine witnesses against him or her or to
have them examined, and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses
on his or her own behalf under the same conditions as the witnesses against the
person.
23 Conviction in
absentia in designated territory of second category
(1) If
the Magistrate is to proceed under this Article, the Magistrate shall decide
whether there is sufficient evidence for the person to stand trial.
(2) In
deciding the question in paragraph (1), the Magistrate may treat a
statement made by a person in a document as admissible evidence of a fact
if –
(a) the
statement is made by the person to a police officer or to another person
charged with the duty of investigating offences or charging offenders; and
(b) direct
oral evidence by the person of the fact would be admissible.
(3) A
summary in a document of a statement made by a person shall be treated as a
statement made by the person in the document for the purposes of paragraph (2).
(4) In
deciding whether to treat a statement made by a person in a document as
admissible evidence of a fact, the Magistrate shall in particular have regard
to –
(a) the
nature and source of the document;
(b) whether
or not, having regard to the nature and source of the document and to any other
circumstances that appear to the Magistrate to be relevant, it is likely that
the document is authentic;
(c) the
extent to which the statement appears to supply evidence that would not readily
be available if the statement were not treated as being admissible evidence of
the fact;
(d) the
relevance of the evidence that the statement appears to supply to any issue
likely to have to be determined by the Magistrate in deciding the question in paragraph (1);
and
(e) any
risk that the admission or exclusion of the statement will result in unfairness
to the person whose extradition is sought, having regard in particular to
whether it is likely to be possible to controvert the statement if the person
making it does not attend to give oral evidence in the proceedings.
(5) Except
as otherwise provided in this Article, in deciding the question in paragraph (1),
the Magistrate may admit evidence if (but only if) it would be admissible in
criminal proceedings.
(6) If
the Magistrate decides in the negative the question in paragraph (1), the
Magistrate shall order that the person be discharged.
(7) If
the Magistrate decides that question in the affirmative, the Magistrate shall
proceed under Article 24 (human rights).
24 Consideration of
human rights
(1) If
the Magistrate is required by any of Articles 21, 22 or 23 to proceed
under this Article, the Magistrate shall decide whether the person’s
extradition would be compatible with the Convention Rights within the meaning
of the Human Rights (Jersey) Law 2000.[13]
(2) If
the Magistrate decides in the negative the question in paragraph (1), the
Magistrate shall order that the person be discharged.
(3) If
the Magistrate decides that question in the affirmative, the Magistrate shall
send the case to the Attorney General for the latter’s decision as to
whether the person is to be extradited.
25 Deferral
by Magistrate where person charged with offence in Jersey
(1) If at
any time during the extradition hearing the Magistrate is informed on behalf of
the Attorney General that the person is charged with an offence in Jersey, the Magistrate
shall adjourn the extradition hearing until –
(a) the
charge is disposed of;
(b) the
charge is withdrawn;
(c) an
order is made for the charge to lie on the file; or
(d) a
declaration is made that the charge has been abandoned.
(2) If
a sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention is imposed in respect
of the offence in Jersey with which the person is charged, the Magistrate may
adjourn the extradition hearing until the sentence has been served.
(3) If,
before the Magistrate adjourns the extradition hearing under paragraph (2),
he or she has decided under Article 17 whether the person’s
extradition is barred by reason of the rule against double jeopardy, the
Magistrate must decide that question again after the resumption of the
extradition hearing.
26 Deferral
by Magistrate where person serving sentence in Jersey
If at any time during the extradition hearing the Magistrate is
informed on behalf of the Attorney General that the person whose extradition is
requested is serving a sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention in
Jersey, the Magistrate may adjourn the extradition hearing until the sentence
has been served.
27 Other requests
for extradition
(1) If
at any time in the extradition hearing, the Magistrate is informed by or on
behalf of the Attorney General –
(a) that
the Attorney General has received another valid request for the person’s
extradition to a designated territory;
(b) that
the request has not been disposed of; and
(c) that
the Attorney General has made an order under Article 65(2) for further
proceedings on the request under consideration by the Magistrate to be deferred
until the other request has been disposed of,
the Magistrate shall remand the person in custody or on bail.
(2) If
the Magistrate remands the person in custody, the Magistrate may later grant
bail to the person.
28 Consideration of
physical or mental condition
(1) If
at any time in the extradition hearing it appears to the Magistrate that the
condition to which paragraph (2) refers is satisfied, the Magistrate
shall –
(a) order
the person’s discharge; or
(b) adjourn
the extradition hearing until it appears to the Magistrate that the condition
to which paragraph (2) refers is no longer satisfied.
(2) The
condition to which this paragraph refers is that the physical or mental
condition of the person is such that it would be unjust or oppressive to
extradite the person.
29 Sending of case
to Attorney General
(1) This
Article applies if the Magistrate sends a case to the Attorney General for
decision whether a person is to be extradited.
(2) If
this Article applies, the Magistrate shall inform the person in ordinary
language –
(a) that
the person has a right to appeal to the Royal Court; and
(b) that
if the right of appeal is exercised, the appeal will not be heard until the
Attorney General has made the decision.
(3) However,
paragraph (2) does not apply if the person has consented under Article 62
to his or her extradition.
(4) If
this Article applies, the Magistrate shall remand the person in custody or on
bail –
(a) to
await the Attorney General’s decision; and
(b) to
await extradition to the designated territory to which extradition is requested
(if the Attorney General orders the person to be extradited).
(5) If
the Magistrate remands the person in custody, the Magistrate may later grant
bail to the person.
Attorney General’s functions
30 Attorney General’s
consideration of case
(1) If
the Magistrate sends a case to the Attorney General for a decision as to
whether a person is to be extradited, the Attorney General shall decide whether
he or she is prohibited under –
(a) Article 31
(relating to the death penalty);
(b) Article 32
(relating to specialty); or
(c) Article 33
(relating to earlier extradition to Jersey from another territory),
from ordering the person’s extradition.
(2) If
the Attorney General decides that he or she is prohibited under any Article to
which paragraph (1) refers from ordering the person’s extradition,
the Attorney General shall order that the person be discharged.
(3) If
the Attorney General decides that he or she is not prohibited under any Article
to which paragraph (1) refers from ordering the person’s
extradition, the Attorney General shall order the person to be extradited to
the designated territory to which his or her extradition is requested
unless –
(a) the
Attorney General is informed that the request has been withdrawn;
(b) the
Attorney General makes an order under paragraph (2) or paragraph (3)
of Article 65 (relating to competing claims for extradition) for further
proceedings on the request to be deferred and the person is discharged under Article 105;
or
(c) the
Attorney General orders under Article 114 (relating to national security)
that the person be discharged.
(4) In
deciding the questions in paragraph (1), the Attorney General is not
required to consider any representations received by him or her after the end
of the permitted period.
(5) The
permitted period is the period of 6 weeks starting with the appropriate
day.
31 Death penalty
(1) The
Attorney General shall not order a person’s extradition to a designated
territory if the person could be, will be or has been sentenced to death for
the offence concerned in that designated territory.
(2) Paragraph (1)
does not apply if the Attorney General receives a written assurance that a
sentence of death –
(a) will
not be imposed; or
(b) if
imposed, will not be carried out,
and the Attorney General considers that assurance adequate.
32 Specialty
(1) The
Attorney General shall not order a person’s extradition to a designated
territory if there are no specialty arrangements with that designated territory.
(2) Paragraph (1)
does not apply if before the case was sent to the Attorney General, the person
had consented under Article 62 to being extradited.
(3) There
are specialty arrangements with a designated territory if (but only if) under
the law of that designated territory or arrangements made between it and
Jersey, a person who is extradited to the designated territory from Jersey may
be dealt with in the designated territory for an offence committed before the
person’s extradition only where –
(a) the
offence is one to which paragraph (4) refers; or
(b) the
person is first given an opportunity to leave the designated territory.
(4) The
offences to which this paragraph refers are –
(a) the
offence in respect of which the person is extradited;
(b) an
extradition offence disclosed by the same facts as that offence, other than one
in respect of which a sentence of death could be imposed;
(c) an
extradition offence in respect of which the Attorney General consents to the
person’s being dealt with; and
(d) an
offence in respect of which the person waives the right that he or she would
have had (but for this sub-paragraph) not to be dealt with for the offence.
(5) Arrangements
made with a designated territory that is a Commonwealth country or a British
overseas territory may be made –
(a) for
a particular case;
(b) for
a particular class or particular classes of case; or
(c) generally,
in respect of all cases.
(6) A
certificate issued by or under the authority of the Attorney General confirming
the existence of arrangements with a designated territory that is a
Commonwealth country or a British overseas territory and stating the terms of
the arrangements is conclusive evidence of those matters.
33 Earlier
extradition to Jersey from another territory
The Attorney General shall not order a person’s extradition to
a designated territory if –
(a) the
person was extradited to Jersey from another territory (the extraditing territory);
(b) under
arrangements existing between Jersey and the extraditing territory, that
territory’s consent is required to the person’s extradition from
Jersey to the designated territory in respect of the extradition offence under
consideration; and
(c) that
consent has not been given on behalf of the extraditing territory.
34 Deferral by
Attorney General where person charged with offence in Jersey
(1) If
the Magistrate sends a case to the Attorney General for a decision as to
whether a person is to be extradited, and the person is charged with an offence
in Jersey, the Attorney General shall not make a decision with regard to the
person’s extradition until –
(a) the
charge is disposed of;
(b) the
charge is withdrawn;
(c) an
order is made for the charge to lie on the file; or
(d) a
declaration is made that the charge has been abandoned.
(2) If
a sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention is imposed in respect
of the offence in Jersey with which the person is charged, the Attorney General
may defer making a decision with regard to the person’s extradition until
the sentence has been served.
35 Deferral by
Attorney General where person serving sentence in Jersey
If –
(a) the
Magistrate sends a case to the Attorney General for a decision as to whether a
person is to be extradited; and
(b) the
person is serving a sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention in
Jersey,
the Attorney General may defer making a decision with regard to the
person’s extradition until the sentence has been served.
36 Time limit for
order for extradition or discharge
(1) If –
(a) the
Magistrate sends a case to the Attorney General for a decision whether a person
is to be extradited;
(b) within
the period of 2 months commencing on the appropriate day, the Attorney
General does not make an order for the person’s extradition or discharge;
and
(c) the
person applies to the Royal Court to be discharged,
the Royal Court shall order that the person be discharged.
(2) The
Royal Court may, on an application made by the Attorney General before the end
of the period specified in paragraph (1)(b), extend that period from time
to time.
37 The
appropriate day
(1) This
Article applies for the purposes of Articles 30 and 36 if the Magistrate sends
a case to the Attorney General for the Attorney General’s decision
whether a person is to be extradited.
(2) If
the person is charged with an offence in Jersey, the appropriate day
is –
(a) the
day on which the charge is disposed of;
(b) the
day on which the charge is withdrawn;
(c) the
day on which an order is made for the charge to lie on the file; or
(d) the
day on which a declaration is made that the charge has been abandoned.
(3) If
under Article 34(2) or Article 35 the Attorney General defers making
a decision until the person has served a sentence, the appropriate day is the
day on which the person finishes serving the sentence.
(4) If
Article 65 (competing extradition requests) applies to the request for the
person’s extradition (the request concerned), the appropriate day
is –
(a) the
day on which the Attorney General makes an order under Article 65, if the
order is for proceedings on the other request to be deferred; or
(b) the
day on which an order is made under Article 105, if the order under
Article 65(2) is for proceedings on the request concerned to be deferred
and the order under Article 103 is for the proceedings to be resumed.
(5) If
more than one of paragraphs (2) to (4) (inclusive) applies, the
appropriate day is the latest of the days specified in those paragraphs that
applies.
(6) In
any other case, the appropriate day is the day on which the Magistrate sends
the case to the Attorney General for a decision as to whether the person is to
be extradited.
38 Information to be
given by Attorney General
(1) If
the Attorney General orders a person’s extradition under this Part, the
Attorney General shall –
(a) inform
the person of the order;
(b) inform
the person in ordinary language that he or she has a right of appeal to the Royal
Court; and
(c) inform
any person who is acting on behalf of the designated territory concerned that
the Attorney General has made the order.
(2) However,
the requirement to inform a person of his or her right of appeal does not apply
if the person has consented under Article 62 to being extradited.
(3) If
the Attorney General –
(a) orders
a person’s extradition under this Part; and
(b) has
received in respect of the matter an assurance to which Article 31(2)
(death sentence) refers,
the Attorney General shall give the person a copy of the assurance
when under paragraph (1) informing the person of the order.
(4) If
the Attorney General orders that a person be discharged, the Attorney General
shall inform –
(a) the
person; and
(b) a
person acting on behalf of the designated territory concerned,
that the Attorney General has made the order.
39 Making of order
for extradition or discharge
An order –
(a) under
Article 30 for a person’s extradition; or
(b) under
Article 30 or Article 59 (relating to the withdrawal of an
extradition request after the case is sent to the Attorney General) that a
person be discharged,
shall be made in writing, and signed by the Attorney General or by a
Crown Advocate authorized by the Attorney General for that purpose.
Appeals
40 Appeal to Royal
Court against sending of case to Attorney General
(1) A
person may appeal to the Royal Court against a decision by the Magistrate that
results in the case being sent to the Attorney General for a decision as to
whether the person is to be extradited.
(2) However,
paragraph (1) does not apply if before the case was sent to the Attorney
General the person consented under Article 62 to being extradited.
(3) An
appeal under this Article may be brought on a question of law or fact.
(4) If
an appeal is brought under this Article before the Attorney General has decided
whether the person is to be extradited, the appeal shall not be heard until the
Attorney General has made that decision.
(5) No
appeal may be brought or proceeded with under this Article if the Attorney
General has ordered that the person be discharged.
(6) Notice
of an appeal under this Article shall be given in accordance with rules of
court before the end of the period of 14 days commencing on the day on
which the Attorney General informs the person under Article 38(1) that the
Attorney General has ordered the person’s extradition.
41 Royal Court’s
powers on appeal against sending of case to Attorney General
(1) On
an appeal under Article 40, the Royal Court may –
(a) allow
the appeal;
(b) direct
the Magistrate to decide again any question or questions that the Magistrate
decided at the extradition hearing; or
(c) dismiss
the appeal.
(2) The
Royal Court may allow the appeal only on the ground specified in paragraph (3)
or the ground specified in paragraph (4).
(3) The
ground to which this paragraph refers is –
(a) that
the Magistrate ought to have decided differently a question before the
Magistrate at the extradition hearing; and
(b) that
if the Magistrate had decided the question in the way in which it ought to have
been decided, the Magistrate would have been required to order that the person
be discharged.
(4) The
ground to which this paragraph refers is –
(a) that
an issue is raised that was not raised at the extradition hearing, or that
evidence is available that was not available at the extradition hearing;
(b) that
the issue or evidence would have resulted in the Magistrate’s deciding
differently a question before the Magistrate at the extradition hearing; and
(c) that
if the Magistrate had decided the question in that different way, the
Magistrate would have been required to order that the person be discharged.
(5) If
the Royal Court allows the appeal, it shall –
(a) order
that the person be discharged; and
(b) quash
the order for the person’s extradition.
(6) Where,
on an appeal under Article 40, the Royal Court has directed the Magistrate
to decide any question or questions again, and the Magistrate does
so –
(a) if
the Magistrate comes to a different decision on any such question than at the
extradition hearing, the Magistrate shall order that the person be discharged;
and
(b) if
the Magistrate does not come to a different decision on any such question than
at the extradition hearing, the appeal shall be taken to have been dismissed by
a decision of the Royal Court.
42 Appeal to Royal
Court against discharge by Magistrate
(1) An
appeal on behalf of the designated territory concerned may be brought to the
Royal Court against a decision by the Magistrate at an extradition hearing that
results in the Magistrate’s ordering that a person be discharged.
(2) However,
paragraph (1) does not apply if the order that the person be discharged
was made under Article 58 (relating to the withdrawal of an extradition request
before the end of the extradition hearing).
(3) An
appeal under this Article may be brought on a question of law or fact.
(4) Notice
of an appeal under this Article shall be given in accordance with rules of
court before the end of the period of 14 days commencing on the day on
which the order for the person’s discharge is made.
43 Royal Court’s
powers on appeal against discharge by Magistrate
(1) On
an appeal under Article 42, the Royal Court may –
(a) allow
the appeal;
(b) direct
the Magistrate to decide the relevant question again; or
(c) dismiss
the appeal.
(2) A
question is the relevant question if the Magistrate’s decision on it
resulted in the order that the person be discharged.
(3) The
Royal Court may allow the appeal only on the ground specified in paragraph (4)
or the ground specified in paragraph (5).
(4) The
ground to which this paragraph refers is –
(a) that
the Magistrate ought to have decided the question differently; and
(b) that
if the Magistrate had decided the question in the way in which it ought to have
been decided, the Magistrate would not have been required to order that the
person be discharged.
(5) The
ground to which this paragraph refers is –
(a) that
an issue is raised that was not raised at the extradition hearing, or that evidence
is available that was not available at the extradition hearing;
(b) that
the issue or evidence would have resulted in the Magistrate’s deciding
differently the question in respect of which the decision resulted in the order
that the person be discharged; and
(c) that
if the Magistrate had decided the question in that way, he or she would not
have been required to order that the person be discharged.
(6) If
the Royal Court allows the appeal, it shall –
(a) quash
the order that the person be discharged;
(b) remit
the case to the Magistrate; and
(c) direct
the Magistrate to proceed as required if the Magistrate had decided the
question differently at the extradition hearing.
(7) Where,
on an appeal under Article 42, the Royal Court has directed the Magistrate
to decide a question again, and the Magistrate does so –
(a) if
the Magistrate comes to a different decision on the question than at the
extradition hearing, the Magistrate shall proceed as would have been required
if he or she had decided it in that different way at the extradition hearing;
and
(b) if
the Magistrate does not come to a different decision on the question than at
the extradition hearing, the appeal shall be taken to have been dismissed by a
decision of the Royal Court.
44 Detention pending
conclusion of appeal against discharge by Magistrate
(1) If
immediately after the Magistrate orders that a person be discharged, the
Magistrate is informed on behalf of the designated territory concerned of an
intention to appeal under Article 42, the Magistrate shall remand the
person in custody or on bail while the appeal is pending.
(2) If
the Magistrate remands the person in custody, the Magistrate may later grant
bail to the person.
(3) An
appeal under Article 42 is pending until –
(a) it
is abandoned;
(b) the
Royal Court dismisses the appeal and the circumstances to which paragraph (4)
refers apply;
(c) the
end of the period of 28 days commencing on the day on which leave to
appeal to the Privy Council, against the decision of the Royal Court on the
appeal, is granted; or
(d) no
further step can be taken on behalf of the designated territory in relation to
the appeal unless a court grants leave to take a step out of time,
whichever occurs first.
(4) The
circumstances to which this paragraph refers are that on the dismissing of the
appeal by the Royal Court the court is not immediately informed on behalf of
the designated territory of an intention to apply for such leave.
45 Appeal to Royal
Court against extradition order by Attorney General
(1) A
person may appeal to the Royal Court against a decision by the Attorney General
ordering the person’s extradition.
(2) However,
paragraph (1) does not apply if the person has under Article 62
consented to being extradited.
(3) An
appeal under this Article may be brought on a question of law or fact.
(4) Notice
of an appeal under this Article shall be given in accordance with rules of
court before the end of the period of 14 days commencing on the day on
which the Attorney General informs the person under Article 38(1) that the
Attorney General has ordered the person’s extradition.
46 Royal Court’s
powers on appeal against extradition order by Attorney General
(1) On
an appeal under Article 45, the Royal Court may allow or dismiss the
appeal.
(2) The
Royal Court may allow the appeal only on the ground specified in paragraph (3)
or the ground specified in paragraph (4).
(3) The
ground to which this paragraph refers is –
(a) that
the Attorney General ought to have decided differently a question before the
Attorney General; and
(b) that
if the Attorney General had decided the question in the way in which it ought
to have been decided, the Attorney General would not have ordered the person’s
extradition.
(4) The
ground to which this paragraph refers is –
(a) that
an issue is raised that was not raised when the case was being considered by
the Attorney General, or information is available that was not available at
that time;
(b) that
the issue or information would have resulted in the Attorney General deciding
differently a question before the Attorney General; and
(c) that
if the Attorney General had decided the question in that way, he or she would
not have ordered the person’s extradition.
(5) If
the Royal Court allows the appeal, it shall –
(a) order
that the person be discharged; and
(b) quash
the order for the person’s extradition.
47 Appeal to Royal
Court against discharge by Attorney General
(1) An
appeal may be brought on behalf of the designated territory concerned, to the
Royal Court, against a decision by the Attorney General that results in the
Attorney General’s ordering that a person be discharged.
(2) However,
paragraph (1) does not apply if the order that the person be discharged
was made under Article 59 (withdrawal of extradition request after case
sent to Attorney General).
(3) An
appeal under this Article may be brought on a question of law or fact.
(4) Notice
of an appeal under this Article must be given in accordance with rules of court
before the end of the period of 14 days commencing on the day on which
under Article 38(4) the Attorney General informs a person acting on behalf
of the designated territory that the order has been made.
48 Royal Court’s
powers on appeal against discharge by Attorney General
(1) On
an appeal under Article 47, the Royal Court may –
(a) allow
the appeal; or
(b) dismiss
the appeal.
(2) The
Royal Court may allow the appeal only on the ground specified in paragraph (3)
or the ground specified in paragraph (4).
(3) The
ground to which this paragraph refers is –
(a) that
the Attorney General ought to have decided differently a question before the
Attorney General; and
(b) that
if the Attorney General had decided the question in the way in which it ought
to have been decided, the Attorney General would have ordered the person’s
extradition.
(4) The
ground to which this paragraph refers is –
(a) that
an issue is raised that was not raised when the case was being considered by
the Attorney General, or information is available that was not available at
that time;
(b) that
the issue or information would have resulted in the Attorney General deciding
differently a question before the Attorney General; and
(c) if
the Attorney General had decided the question in that way, the Attorney General
would have ordered the person’s extradition.
(5) If
the Royal Court allows the appeal, it shall –
(a) quash
the order that the person be discharged; and
(b) order
the person’s extradition.
49 Detention pending
conclusion of appeal against discharge by Attorney General
(1) If,
immediately after the Attorney General orders that a person be discharged, the
Attorney General is informed on behalf of the designated territory of an
intention to appeal under Article 47, the Magistrate shall remand the
person in custody or on bail while the appeal is pending.
(2) If
the Magistrate remands the person in custody, the Magistrate may later grant
bail to the person.
(3) An
appeal under Article 47 is pending until –
(a) it
is abandoned;
(b) the
Royal Court dismisses the appeal and the circumstances to which paragraph (4)
refers apply;
(c) the
end of the period of 28 days commencing on the day on which leave to
appeal to the Privy Council, against the decision of the Royal Court on the
appeal, is granted; or
(d) no
further step can be taken on behalf of the designated territory in relation to
the appeal unless a court grants leave to take a step out of time,
whichever occurs first.
(4) The
circumstances to which this paragraph refers are that on the dismissing of the
appeal by the Royal Court the court is not immediately informed on behalf of
the designated territory of an intention to apply for such leave.
50 Costs on appeal
to Royal Court
On any appeal to it under this Part, the Royal Court may make such
order as to costs (in respect of the proceedings before it or in respect of the
extradition hearing) as it considers just and reasonable.
51 Time limit for
start of hearing of appeal to Royal Court
(1) Rules
of court shall prescribe the period within which the Royal Court shall begin to
hear an appeal under any of Articles 40, 42, 45 and 47.
(2) The
Royal Court may from time to time extend the period in a particular case, if
the court believes that it is in the interests of justice to do so.
(3) The
Royal Court shall begin to hear the appeal before the end of the period.
(4) If paragraph (3)
is not complied with and the appeal is under Article 40 or Article 45 –
(a) the
appeal shall be taken to have been allowed by a decision of the Royal Court;
(b) the
person whose extradition has been ordered shall be taken to have been
discharged by order of the Royal Court; and
(c) the
order for the person’s extradition shall be taken to have been quashed by
the Royal Court.
(5) If paragraph (3)
is not complied with and the appeal is under Article 42 or Article 47,
the appeal shall be taken to have been dismissed by a decision of the Royal
Court.
52 Further appeal to
Privy Council
(1) An
appeal lies to the Privy Council from a decision of the Royal Court on an appeal
under any of Articles 40, 42, 45 and 47.
(2) An
appeal under this Article lies at the instance of –
(a) the
person whose extradition is requested; or
(b) a
person acting on behalf of the designated territory.
(3) An
appeal under this Article lies only with the leave of the Royal Court or the
Privy Council.
(4) Leave
to appeal under this Article shall not be granted unless –
(a) the
Royal Court has certified that there is a point of law of general public
importance involved in the decision; and
(b) it
appears to the court granting leave that the point is one that ought to be
considered by the Privy Council.
(5) An
application to the Royal Court for leave to appeal under this Article against
its decision shall be made before the end of the period of 14 days
commencing on the day on which the court makes that decision.
(6) An
application to the Privy Council for leave to appeal under this Article shall
be made before the end of the period of 14 days commencing on the day on
which the Royal Court refuses leave to appeal.
(7) If
leave to appeal under this Article is granted, the appeal shall be brought before
the end of the period of 28 days commencing on the day on which leave is
granted.
(8) If paragraph (7)
is not complied with –
(a) the
appeal shall be taken to have been brought; and
(b) the
appeal shall be taken to have been dismissed by the Privy Council immediately
after the end of the period specified in that paragraph.
(9) For
the purpose of paragraph (8)(b) –
(a) any
power of a court to extend the period permitted for giving notice of appeal;
and
(b) any
power of a court to grant leave to take a step out of time,
shall be disregarded.
(10) The
Royal Court may grant bail to a person appealing under this Article or applying
for leave to appeal under this Article.
53 Powers of Privy
Council on appeal
(1) On
an appeal under Article 52, the Privy Council may allow or dismiss the
appeal.
(2) If
the person whose extradition is requested brings an appeal under Article 52,
and the Privy Council allows the appeal, the Privy Council shall –
(a) order
that the person be discharged; and
(b) if
the appeal was against a decision of the Royal Court to dismiss an appeal under
Article 40 or Article 45 or to allow an appeal under Article 47,
quash the order for the person’s extradition.
(3) If –
(a) the
Royal Court allows an appeal under Article 40 or 45 by the person whose
extradition is requested or dismisses an appeal under Article 47 by a
person acting on behalf of the designated territory;
(b) a
person acting on behalf of the designated territory brings an appeal under Article 52
against the decision of the Royal Court; and
(c) the
Privy Council allows the appeal,
the Privy Council shall quash the order discharging the person made
by the Royal Court under Article 41(5) or Article 48(5), or by the
Attorney General under this Part, and order the person to be extradited.
(4) If –
(a) the
Royal Court dismisses an appeal under Article 42 against a decision made
by the Magistrate at the extradition hearing;
(b) a
person acting on behalf of the designated territory brings an appeal under Article 52
against the decision of the Royal Court; and
(c) the
Privy Council allows the appeal,
the Privy Council shall take the steps to which paragraph (5)
refers.
(5) The
steps to which this paragraph refers are –
(a) to
quash the order of the Magistrate discharging the person whose extradition is
requested;
(b) to
remit the case to the Magistrate; and
(c) to
direct the Magistrate to proceed as he or she would have been required to do if
the Magistrate had decided the relevant question differently.
(6) A
question is the relevant question if the Magistrate’s decision on it
resulted in the order that the person be discharged.
54 Appeal to be only
remedy
A decision under this Part of the Magistrate or the Attorney General
may be questioned in legal proceedings only by means of an appeal under this
Part.
Time limit for extradition
55 Time limit for
extradition if there is no appeal
(1) If –
(a) the
Attorney General orders a person’s extradition to a designated territory;
and
(b) no
notice of an appeal under Article 40 or Article 45 is given before
the end of the period of 14 days commencing on the day on which the
Attorney General informs the person under Article 38(1) that the Attorney
General has ordered the person’s extradition,
the person shall be extradited to the designated territory before
the end of the period of 28 days commencing the day on which the Attorney
General makes the order.
(2) If –
(a) the
person is not extradited to the designated territory before the end of the
period of 28 days commencing the day on which the Attorney General makes
the order; and
(b) the
person applies to the Magistrate to be discharged,
the Magistrate shall order that the person be discharged, unless
reasonable cause is shown for the delay.
(3) For
the purposes of paragraph (1) –
(a) any
power of a court to extend the period permitted for giving notice of appeal;
and
(b) any
power of a court to grant leave to take a step out of time,
shall be disregarded.
(4) This
Article is subject to Article 57(6).
56 Time limit for
extradition if there is an appeal
(1) If –
(a) there
is an appeal to the Royal Court under any of Articles 40, 45 and 47
against a decision or order relating to a person’s extradition to a
designated territory; and
(b) the
effect of the decision of the relevant court on appeal is that the person is to
be extradited there,
the person shall be extradited to the designated territory before
the end of the required period.
(2) The
required period is 28 days commencing –
(a) on
the day on which the decision of the relevant court on appeal becomes final; or
(b) the
day on which further proceedings on appeal are abandoned.
(3) The
relevant court on appeal is –
(a) the
Royal Court, if there is no further appeal to the Privy Council against the
decision on the appeal to the Royal Court, or proceedings on any further appeal
to the Privy Council are abandoned; or
(b) the
Privy Council, if there is a further appeal to the Privy Council and
proceedings on that further appeal are not abandoned.
(4) The
decision of the Royal Court becomes final –
(a) at
the end of the period for applying to the Royal Court for leave to appeal to
the Privy Council under Article 52, if there is no application to the
Royal Court for leave under Article 52(5);
(b) at
the end of the period permitted for applying to the Privy Council for leave to
appeal under Article 52, if the Royal Court refuses leave to appeal under Article 52(5)
and there is no application to the Privy Council itself for leave under Article 52(6);
(c) if
the Privy Council refuses leave to appeal under Article 52(6); or
(d) if,
leave to appeal under Article 52 having been granted, paragraph (7)
of that Article (relating to the time for bringing the appeal) is not
complied with.
(5) The
decision of the Privy Council becomes final when it is made.
(6) If –
(a) paragraph
(1) is not complied with; and
(b) the
person applies to the Magistrate to be discharged,
the Magistrate shall order that the person be discharged, unless
reasonable cause is shown for the delay.
(7) For
the purposes of paragraph (4) –
(a) any
power of a court to extend the period permitted for giving notice of appeal;
and
(b) any
power of a court to grant leave to take a step out of time,
shall be disregarded.
(8) This
Article is subject to Article 57(6).
57 Undertaking in
relation to person serving sentence in Jersey
(1) If –
(a) the
Attorney General orders a person’s extradition to a designated territory;
and
(b) the
person is serving a sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention in
Jersey,
the Attorney General may make the order for extradition subject to
the condition that extradition is not to take place before the Attorney General
receives an undertaking given on behalf of the designated territory in terms
specified by the Attorney General.
(2) The
terms that may be specified by the Attorney General in relation to a person
accused in a designated territory of the commission of an offence include terms –
(a) that
the person be kept in custody until the conclusion of the proceedings against
the person for the offence and any other offence in respect of which the person
is permitted to be dealt with in the designated territory; and
(b) that
the person be returned to Jersey on the conclusion of those proceedings to
serve the remainder of the person’s sentence.
(3) The
terms that may be specified by the Attorney General in relation to a person
alleged to be unlawfully at large after conviction of an offence by a court in
a designated territory include terms that the person be returned to Jersey to
serve the remainder of his or her sentence after serving any sentence imposed
on that person in the designated territory for –
(a) the
offence; and
(b) any
other offence in respect of which the person is permitted to be dealt with in
the designated territory.
(4) Paragraphs
(5) and (6) apply if the Attorney General makes an order for extradition
subject to a condition under paragraph (1).
(5) If
the Attorney General does not receive the undertaking before the end of the
period of 21 days commencing on the day on which he or she makes the
order, and the person applies to the Royal Court to be discharged, the court
shall order that the person be discharged.
(6) If
the Attorney General receives the undertaking before the end of that
period –
(a) in
a case where Article 55 (relating to the time limit for extradition if
there is no appeal) applies, the period of 28 days specified in Article 55(1)
for the person’s extradition to the designated territory concerned shall
commence on the day on which the Attorney General receives the undertaking; and
(b) in
a case where Article 56 (relating to the time limit for extradition if
there is an appeal) applies, the period of 28 days specified in Article 56(2)
for the person’s extradition to the designated territory concerned shall
commence on the day on which the decision on the appeal becomes final (within
the meaning of that Article) or the day on which the Attorney General receives
the undertaking, whichever is later.
Withdrawal of request for extradition
58 Withdrawal of
request before end of extradition hearing before Magistrate
(1) If,
at any time in the period to which paragraph (2) refers, the Magistrate is
informed by the Attorney General that a request for a person’s
extradition has been withdrawn, the Magistrate shall order that the person be
discharged.
(2) The
period to which this paragraph refers is the period –
(a) commencing
when the person first appears or is brought before the Magistrate following the
person’s arrest; and
(b) ending
when the Magistrate orders the person to be discharged or sends the case to the
Attorney General for a decision as to whether the person is to be extradited.
(3) If
the person is not before the Magistrate at the time when the Magistrate orders
that the person be discharged, the Magistrate shall inform the person of the
order as soon as practicable.
59 Withdrawal of
request after case sent to Attorney General
If, at any time in the period –
(a) commencing
when the Magistrate sends the case to the Attorney General for a decision as to
whether the person is to be extradited; and
(b) ending
when the person is extradited in pursuance of the request for extradition or is
discharged,
the Attorney General is informed that the request for the person’s
extradition has been withdrawn, the Attorney General shall order that the
person be discharged.
60 Withdrawal of
request while appeal to Royal Court pending
(1) If
at any time in the period –
(a) commencing
when notice of an appeal to the court is given by the person whose extradition
is requested or by a person acting on behalf of the designated territory to
which the person’s extradition is requested; and
(b) ending
when proceedings on the appeal are abandoned or the court makes its decision on
the appeal,
the Royal Court is informed by the Attorney General that a request
for a person’s extradition has been withdrawn, the court shall take the
steps specified in paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) (as the case
requires).
(2) If
the appeal is under Article 40 or Article 45 (relating to appeals by
persons whose extradition is requested), the Royal Court shall –
(a) order
the person’s discharge; and
(b) quash
the order for the person’s extradition, if the Attorney General has
ordered the person’s extradition.
(3) If
the appeal is under Article 42 or Article 47 (relating to appeals
against the discharge of persons whose extradition is requested), the Royal
Court shall dismiss the appeal.
(4) If
the person is not before the Royal Court at the time when the court orders his or
her discharge, the court shall inform the person of the order as soon as
practicable.
61 Withdrawal of
request while appeal to Privy Council pending
(1) If
at any time in the period –
(a) commencing
when leave to appeal to the Privy Council is granted to the person whose
extradition is requested or a person acting on behalf of the designated
territory to which that extradition is requested; and
(b) ending
when proceedings on the appeal are abandoned or the Privy Council makes its
decision on the appeal,
the Privy Council is informed by the Attorney General that a request
for a person’s extradition has been withdrawn, the Privy Council shall
take the steps specified in paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) (as the
case requires).
(2) If
the appeal is brought by the person whose extradition is requested, the Privy
Council shall –
(a) order
that the person be discharged; and
(b) quash
the order for the person’s extradition, in a case where the appeal was
against a decision of the Royal Court to dismiss an appeal under Article 40
or Article 45 (appeals by persons whose extradition is requested).
(3) If
the appeal is brought by a person acting on behalf of the designated territory,
the Privy Council shall dismiss the appeal.
(4) If
the person whose extradition is requested is not before the Privy Council at
the time when it orders that the person be discharged, the Privy Council shall
inform the person of the order as soon as practicable.
Consent to extradition
62 General
provisions as to consent to extradition
(1) A
person arrested under a warrant issued under Article 8 may consent to
being extradited to the designated territory to which extradition is requested.
(2) A
person arrested under a provisional warrant may consent to being extradited to
the designated territory in which the person is accused of the commission of an
offence or is alleged to have been convicted of an offence.
(3) Consent
under this Article must be given in writing, and is irrevocable.
63 Consent to
extradition before case sent to Attorney General
(1) If
a person consents under Article 62 to being extradited before the person’s
case is sent to the Attorney General for the Attorney General’s decision
as to whether the person is to be extradited, the consent must be given to the
Magistrate, in a manner to be prescribed by rules of court.
(2) If
the Magistrate has not under Article 12 or Article 13 fixed a date on
which the extradition hearing is to begin, the Magistrate is not required to do
so.
(3) If
the extradition hearing has begun, the Magistrate is no longer required to proceed
or continue proceeding under any of Articles 15 to 28 (inclusive)
(relating to the extradition hearing).
(4) The
Magistrate shall send the case to the Attorney General for a decision as to
whether the person is to be extradited.
(5) The
person shall be taken to have waived any right that he or she would have (apart
from the consent) not to be dealt with in the designated territory for an
offence committed before the person’s extradition.
64 Consent to
extradition after case sent to Attorney General
If a person consents to being extradited under Article 62 after
the person’s case is sent to the Attorney General for a decision as to
whether the person is to be extradited, the consent shall be given to the
Attorney General.
Competing extradition requests
65 Competing
extradition requests
(1) This
Article applies if –
(a) the
Attorney General receives a valid request for a person’s extradition to a
designated territory;
(b) the
person is in Jersey; and
(c) before
the person is extradited in pursuance of the request or discharged, the
Attorney General receives another valid request for the person’s
extradition.
(2) If
neither of the requests has been disposed of, the Attorney General may order
proceedings (or further proceedings) on one of the requests to be deferred
until the other request has been disposed of.
(3) If
an order for a person’s extradition has been made in pursuance of the
request under consideration, the Attorney General may order the person’s
extradition in pursuance of that request to be deferred until the other request
has been disposed of.
(4) In
applying this Article, the Attorney General shall take account of –
(a) the
relative seriousness of the offences concerned;
(b) the
place where each offence was committed (or was alleged to have been committed);
(c) the
date when each offence was committed (or was alleged to have been committed);
(d) the
date when each request was received; and
(e) whether,
in the case of each offence, the person is alleged to be accused of its
commission (but not convicted of the offence), or is alleged to be unlawfully
at large after conviction of the offence.
Post-extradition matters
66 Consent to
dealing with another offence
(1) This
Article applies if –
(a) a
person is extradited to a designated territory; and
(b) the
Attorney General receives a valid request for the Attorney General’s
consent to the person being dealt with in the designated territory for an
offence other than the offence in respect of which the person was extradited.
(2) A
request for consent is valid if it is made by an authority of the designated
territory, and the Attorney General believes that the authority has the
function in that designated territory of making requests for the consent to
which paragraph (1)(b) refers.
(3) The
Attorney General shall serve notice on the person that the Attorney General has
received the request for consent, unless the Attorney General is satisfied that
it would be impracticable to do so.
(4) The
Attorney General shall decide whether the offence is an extradition offence.
(5) If
the Attorney General decides that the offence is not an extradition offence,
the Attorney General shall refuse to give consent.
(6) If
the Attorney General decides that the offence is an extradition offence, the
Attorney General shall decide whether the Magistrate would send the case to the
Attorney General under Articles 16 to 28 (inclusive) for the Attorney General’s
decision whether the person should be extradited if –
(a) the
person were in Jersey; and
(b) the
Magistrate were required to proceed under Article 16 in respect of the
offence for which the Attorney General’s consent is requested.
(7) If
the Attorney General decides the question in paragraph (6) in the negative,
the Attorney General shall refuse to give consent.
(8) If
the Attorney General decides that question in the affirmative, the Attorney
General shall decide whether, if the person were in Jersey, the person’s
extradition in respect of the offence would be prohibited under any of Articles
31, 32 and 33.
(9) If
the Attorney General decides the question in paragraph (8) in the
affirmative, the Attorney General shall refuse to give consent.
(10) If the
Attorney General decides that question in the negative, the Attorney General
may give consent.
67 Consent to
further extradition to designated territory
(1) This
Article applies if –
(a) a
person is extradited to a designated territory (the requesting territory); and
(b) the
Attorney General receives a valid request for the Attorney General’s
consent to the person’s extradition to another designated territory for
an offence other than the offence in respect of which the person was
extradited.
(2) A
request for consent is valid if it is made by an authority that is an authority
of the requesting territory, and the Attorney General believes that the
authority has the function in that territory of making requests for the consent
to which paragraph (1)(b) refers.
(3) The
Attorney General shall serve notice on the person that the Attorney General has
received the request for consent, unless the Attorney General is satisfied that
it would be impracticable to do so.
(4) The
Attorney General shall decide whether the offence is an extradition offence in
relation to the designated territory to which paragraph (1)(b) refers.
(5) If
the Attorney General decides that the offence is not an extradition offence,
the Attorney General shall refuse to give consent.
(6) If
the Attorney General decides that the offence is an extradition offence, the
Attorney General shall decide whether the Magistrate would send the case to the
Attorney General under Articles 16 to 28 (inclusive) for the Attorney
General’s decision whether the person should be extradited if –
(a) the
person were in Jersey; and
(b) the
Magistrate were required to proceed under Article 16 in respect of the
offence for which the Attorney General’s consent is requested.
(7) If
the Attorney General decides the question in paragraph (6) in the
negative, the Attorney General shall refuse to give consent.
(8) If
the Attorney General decides that question in the affirmative, the Attorney
General shall decide whether, if the person were in Jersey, the person’s
extradition in respect of the offence would be prohibited under any of Articles
31, 32 and 33.
(9) If
the Attorney General decides the question in paragraph (8) in the
affirmative, the Attorney General shall refuse to give consent.
(10) If the
Attorney General decides that question in the negative, the Attorney General
may give consent.
68 Service
of notices
Service of a notice on a person under either of Articles 66 and 67
may be effected –
(a) by
delivering the notice to the person;
(b) by
leaving it for the person with another person at the last known or usual place
of abode of the person to be served; or
(c) by
sending it to the person to be served, by post in a letter addressed to him or
her at that place of abode.
69 Return of person
to Jersey to serve remainder of sentence
(1) This
Article applies to a person who –
(a) is
serving a sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention in Jersey;
(b) is
extradited to a designated territory; and
(c) is
subsequently returned to Jersey to serve the remainder of that sentence.
(2) A
person to whom this Article applies is liable to be detained in pursuance of
the person’s sentence.
(3) If
the person is at large, he or she shall be treated as being unlawfully at
large.
(4) Time
during which, as a result of his or her extradition, the person was not in
Jersey shall not count as time served by the person as part of his or her sentence.
(5) Paragraph
(4) does not apply if –
(a) the
person was extradited for the purpose of being prosecuted for an offence; and
(b) he
or she has not been convicted of the offence or of any other offence in respect
of which the person was permitted to be dealt with in the designated territory.
(6) In
a case to which paragraph (5) refers, time during which as a result of his
or her extradition the person was not in Jersey counts as time served by the
person as part of his or her sentence if (but only if) it was spent in custody
in connection with the offence or any other offence in respect of which he or
she was permitted to be dealt with in the designated territory.
Repatriation cases
70 Persons serving
sentences outside territory where convicted
(1) This
Article applies if –
(a) a
request is made for a person’s extradition to a designated territory, and
the request contains the statement to which paragraph (2) refers; or
(b) a
provisional warrant for a person’s arrest is sought on behalf of a
designated territory, and information given in writing and on oath contains the
statement to which paragraph (2) refers.
(2) The
statement to which this paragraph refers is a statement –
(a) that
the person is unlawfully at large from a prison in one territory (the
imprisoning territory) in which the person was serving a sentence after
conviction of an offence by a court in another territory (the convicting
territory); and
(b) that
the person was serving the sentence in pursuance of international arrangements
for prisoners sentenced in one territory to be repatriated to another territory
in order to serve their sentences.
(3) If
the designated territory is either the imprisoning territory or the convicting
territory –
(a) Article 7(3)
shall have effect as if the reference in that provision to the statement to
which that paragraph refers were a reference to the statement to which paragraph (2)
of this Article refers; and
(b) Article 10(1)
shall have effect as if the reference in that provision to a person to whom paragraph (2)
of that Article refers were a reference to the person to whom paragraph (1)(b)
of this Article refers.
(4) If
the designated territory is the imprisoning territory –
(a) Articles 8(2)(a),
10(3)(a) and 11(3)(b) shall have effect as if the references in those provisions
to an extradition offence were references to an extradition offence in relation
to the convicting territory;
(b) Articles 11(7)(b)
and 62(2) shall have effect as if the references in those provisions to the
designated territory in which the person is accused of the commission of an
offence or is alleged to have been convicted of an offence were references to
the imprisoning territory;
(c) Article 11(10)(b)
shall have effect as if the reference in that provision to the designated
territory were a reference to the imprisoning territory;
(d) Articles 4(1),
(2), (3), (4) and (5), 5, 15(1)(e) and 57(3) shall have effect as if the
reference in that provision to a designated territory were references to the
convicting territory; and
(e) Paragraphs
(5), (7)(a) and (8)(a) of Article 22 shall have effect as if the
references in those provisions to the person’s being entitled were
references to the person’s being entitled in the convicting territory.
PART 3
RE-EXTRADITION FROM JERSEY
71 Conditions
for re-extradition
(1) Article 72
applies in relation to a person if the 5 conditions in
paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) of this Article are satisfied.
(2) The
first condition is that the person was extradited to a designated territory in
accordance with Part 2.
(3) The
second condition is that the person was serving a sentence of imprisonment or
another form of detention in Jersey (“the Jersey sentence”) before
he or she was extradited.
(4) The
third condition is that the request in pursuance of which the person was
extradited contained a statement that the person was accused of the commission
of an offence.
(5) The
fourth condition is that a certificate issued by a judicial authority of the
designated territory shows that –
(a) a
sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention for a term of 4 months
or a greater punishment (“the overseas sentence”) was imposed on
the person in that designated territory; and
(b) the
overseas sentence was imposed on the person in respect of the offence specified
in the warrant or request, or any other offence committed before the person’s
extradition in respect of which he or she was permitted to be dealt with in
that designated territory.
(6) The
fifth condition is that before serving the overseas sentence the person was
returned to Jersey to serve the remainder of the Jersey sentence.
72 Initial
stages of re-extradition hearing
(1) If
this Article applies in relation to a person, he or she shall be brought as
soon as practicable after the relevant time before the Magistrate, who shall
decide whether the person is to be re-extradited again to the designated
territory in which the overseas sentence was imposed.
(2) The
relevant time is the time at which the person would otherwise be released from
detention pursuant to the Jersey sentence (whether or not on licence).
(3) If
paragraph (1) is not complied with, and the person applies to the
Magistrate to be discharged, the Magistrate shall order that the person be
discharged.
(4) The
person shall be treated as continuing in legal custody until he or she is
brought before the Magistrate under paragraph (1) or is taken to be
discharged under paragraph (3).
(5) If
the person is brought before the Magistrate under paragraph (1), the Magistrate
shall decide whether or not the territory in which the overseas sentence was imposed
is a designated territory.
(6) If
the Magistrate decides that the territory is a designated territory,
Article 73 applies.
(7) If
the Magistrate decides that the territory is not a designated territory, the Magistrate
shall order the person’s discharge.
73 Applicability
of Law to re-extradition
(1) If
this Article applies, this Law applies as it would if –
(a) a
valid request for the person’s extradition to the designated territory
concerned had been made under Part 2;
(b) the
request contained a statement that the person was alleged to be unlawfully at
large after conviction of the relevant offence; and
(c) the
relevant offence were specified in the request.
(2) The
provisions in Schedule 2 shall apply to proceedings under this Part, instead
of the provisions in Part 2.
(3) The
relevant offence is the offence in respect of which the overseas sentence is
imposed.
74 Discharge
not to affect conditions of release
A person’s discharge as a result of Article 72 or Article 73
does not affect any conditions on which the person is released from detention
pursuant to the Jersey sentence.
PART 4
EXTRADITION TO JERSEY
75 Attorney General
may request extradition to Jersey
The Attorney General may, directly or through a Secretary of State,
request an appropriate authority of any other territory to extradite a person
to Jersey.
76 Commonwealth
countries and Hong Kong
(1) If –
(a) a
person is extradited to Jersey from a designated territory under a law of the designated
territory corresponding to this Law; and
(b) the
designated territory is a Commonwealth country, a British overseas territory or
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of
China,
the person may be dealt with in Jersey, for an offence committed
before the person’s extradition, only if the offence is one to which paragraph (3)
refers or the protected period has ended.
(2) A
person is dealt with in Jersey for an offence if –
(a) the
person is tried in Jersey for the offence; or
(b) the
person is detained with a view to trial in Jersey for the offence.
(3) The
offences to which this paragraph refers are –
(a) the
offence in respect of which the person is extradited;
(b) a
lesser offence disclosed by the information provided to the designated
territory in respect of that offence; and
(c) an
offence in respect of which consent to the person being dealt with is given by
or on behalf of the relevant authority.
(4) The
protected period is 45 days commencing on the first day after the person’s
extradition to Jersey on which the person is given an opportunity to leave
Jersey.
(5) An
offence is a lesser offence in relation to another offence if the court by
which the person is dealt with in Jersey considers that if the person is
convicted of both offences, the court should impose a less severe penalty for
the first offence than the penalty that it should impose for the other offence.
(6) The
relevant authority is –
(a) if
the person has been extradited from a Commonwealth country, the government of
that country;
(b) if
the person has been extradited from a British overseas territory, the person
administering the territory; and
(c) if
the person has been extradited from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
of the People’s Republic of China, the government of the Region.
77 Other designated
territories
(1) If –
(a) a
person is extradited to Jersey from a designated territory under the law of the
designated territory corresponding to this Law; and
(b) the
designated territory is not one specified in Article 76(1)(b),
the person may be dealt with in Jersey for an offence committed
before his or her extradition only if the offence is one to which paragraph (3)
refers or the condition to which paragraph (4) refers is satisfied.
(2) A
person is dealt with in Jersey for an offence if –
(a) the
person is tried in Jersey for the offence; or
(b) the
person is detained with a view to trial in Jersey for the offence.
(3) The
offences to which this paragraph refers are –
(a) the
offence in respect of which the person is extradited;
(b) an
offence disclosed by the information provided to the designated territory in
respect of that offence; and
(c) an
offence in respect of which consent to the person being dealt with is given on
behalf of that designated territory.
(4) The
condition to which this paragraph refers is –
(a) that
the person has returned to the designated territory from which the person was
extradited; or
(b) that
the person has been given an opportunity to leave Jersey.
78 Remission of
punishment for other offences
If –
(a) a
person is extradited to Jersey from a designated territory under a law of the designated
territory corresponding to this Law;
(b) before
the person’s extradition, he or she has been convicted of an offence in
Jersey; and
(c) the
person has not been extradited in respect of that offence,
the punishment for the offence shall be treated as remitted, but the
person’s conviction for the offence shall be treated as a conviction for
all other purposes.
79 Return of person
acquitted or not tried
(1) If –
(a) a
person is accused in Jersey of the commission of an offence;
(b) the
person is extradited to Jersey in respect of the offence from a designated
territory under a law of the designated territory corresponding to this Law;
and
(c) the
condition to which paragraph (2) refers or the condition to which paragraph (3)
refers is satisfied,
the Attorney General shall, if asked to do so by the person, arrange
for the person to be sent back to the designated territory free of charge and
with as little delay as possible.
(2) The
condition to which this paragraph refers is that –
(a) proceedings
against the person for the offence are not begun before the end of the period
of 6 months commencing on the day on which the person arrives in Jersey on
his or her extradition; and
(b) before
the end of the period of 3 months commencing immediately after the end of
the period in sub-paragraph (a), the person asks the Attorney General to
return him or her to the designated territory from which the person was
extradited.
(3) The
condition to which this paragraph refers is that –
(a) at
the person’s trial for the offence, he or she is acquitted or discharged;
and
(b) before
the end of the period of 3 months commencing immediately after the date of
his or her acquittal or discharge, the person asks the Attorney General to
return him or her to the designated territory from which the person was
extradited.
PART 5
POLICE POWERS
Warrants and orders
80 Search and
seizure warrants
(1) The
Bailiff or a Jurat may, on an application made by a police officer, issue a
search and seizure warrant if the Bailiff or Jurat is satisfied that the
requirements for the issue of a search and seizure warrant are fulfilled.
(2) An
application for a search and seizure warrant under this Article shall
state –
(a) that
the extradition of a person specified in the application is sought under
Part 2 or Part 3;
(b) that
the warrant is sought in relation to premises specified in the application;
(c) that
the warrant is sought in relation to material, or material of a description,
specified in the application; and
(d) that
the material, or material of that description, is believed to be on the
premises.
(3) The
application shall also state that the person is accused in a designated
territory of the commission of an offence that is specified in the application
and is an extradition offence.
(4) A
search and seizure warrant is a warrant authorizing a police
officer –
(a) to
enter and search the premises specified in the application for the warrant; and
(b) to
seize and retain any material to which paragraph (5) refers that is found
there.
(5) This
paragraph refers to material that –
(a) would
be likely to be admissible evidence at a trial in Jersey for the offence
specified in the application for the warrant (on the assumption that conduct
constituting that offence would constitute an offence in Jersey); and
(b) does
not consist of or include items subject to legal privilege, special procedure
material or excluded material.
(6) The
requirements for the issue of a search and seizure warrant are that there are
reasonable grounds for believing –
(a) that
the offence specified in the application has been committed by the person
specified in the application;
(b) that
the person is in Jersey, or is on his or her way to Jersey;
(c) that
the offence is an extradition offence;
(d) that
there is material specified in paragraph (5) on premises specified in the
application; and
(e) that
any of the conditions to which paragraph (7) refers is satisfied.
(7) The
conditions to which this paragraph refers are –
(a) that
it is not practicable to communicate with a person entitled to grant entry to
the premises;
(b) that
it is practicable to communicate with a person entitled to grant entry to the
premises, but it is not practicable to communicate with a person entitled to
grant access to the material to which paragraph (6)(d) refers;
(c) that
entry to the premises will not be granted unless a warrant is produced; or
(d) that
the purpose of a search may be frustrated or seriously prejudiced unless a
police officer arriving at the premises can secure immediate entry to them.
81 Production orders
(1) The
Bailiff may, on an application made by a police officer, make a production
order if satisfied that the requirements for the making of a production order
are fulfilled.
(2) An
application for a production order under this Article shall state –
(a) that
the extradition of a person specified in the application is sought under
Part 2 or Part 3;
(b) that
the order is sought in relation to premises specified in the application;
(c) that
the order is sought in relation to material, or material of a description,
specified in the application;
(d) that
the material is special procedure material or excluded material; and
(e) that
a person specified in the application appears to be in possession or control of
the material.
(3) The
application shall also state that the person is accused in a designated
territory of the commission of an offence that –
(a) is
specified in the application; and
(b) is
an extradition offence.
(4) A
production order is an order either –
(a) requiring
the person whom the application for the order specifies as appearing to be in
possession or control of special material or excluded material to produce it to
a police officer (within the period stated in the order) for the police officer
to take away; or
(b) requiring
that person to give a police officer access to the material within the period
stated in the order.
(5) The
period stated in a production order shall be a period of 7 days commencing
on the day on which the order is made, unless it appears to the Bailiff that a
longer period would be appropriate.
(6) Production
orders shall have effect as if they were orders of the Royal Court.
82 Requirements for
making of production order
(1) The
requirements for the making of a production order are that there are reasonable
grounds for believing –
(a) that
the offence specified in the application has been committed by the person so
specified;
(b) that
the person is in Jersey, or is on his or her way to Jersey;
(c) that
the offence is an extradition offence;
(d) that
there is material that consists of or includes special procedure material or
excluded material on premises specified in the application; and
(e) that
the material would be likely to be admissible evidence at a trial in Jersey for
the offence specified in the application (on the assumption that conduct
constituting that offence would constitute an offence in Jersey).
(2) It
must also appear that other methods of obtaining the material –
(a) have
been tried without success; or
(b) have
not been tried because they were bound to fail.
(3) It
must also be in the public interest that the material should be produced or
that access to it should be given.
83 Electronically
stored information
(1) This
Article applies if any of the special procedure material or excluded material
that is specified in an application for a production order consists of information
stored in any electronic form.
(2) If
the order requires a person to produce the material to a police officer to take
away, it has effect as an order to produce the material in a form –
(a) in
which it can be taken away by the police officer; and
(b) in
which it is visible and legible, or from which it can readily be produced in a
visible and legible form.
(3) If
the order requires a person to give a police officer access to the material, it
has effect as an order to give the police officer access to the
material –
(a) in
a form in which it is visible and legible; or
(b) in
a form from which it can readily be produced in a visible and legible form.
84 Special procedure
material and excluded material
(1) The
Bailiff may, on an application made by a police officer, issue a warrant under
this Article if satisfied –
(a) that
the requirements for the making of a production order are fulfilled; and
(b) that
any of the conditions to which paragraph (4) refers is satisfied.
(2) An
application for a warrant under this Article shall state –
(a) that
the extradition of a person specified in the application is sought under
Part 2 or Part 3;
(b) that
the warrant is sought in relation to premises specified in the application;
(c) that
the warrant is sought in relation to material, or material of a description,
specified in the application; and
(d) that
the material is special procedure material or excluded material.
(3) The
application shall also state that the person is accused in a designated
territory of the commission of an offence that is specified in the application
and is an extradition offence.
(4) The
conditions to which this paragraph refers are –
(a) that
it is not practicable to communicate with a person entitled to grant entry to
the premises;
(b) that
it is practicable to communicate with a person entitled to grant entry to the
premises, but it is not practicable to communicate with a person entitled to
grant access to the special procedure material or excluded material to which Article 82(1)(d)
refers; and
(c) that
the material contains information that is subject to a restriction on
disclosure or to an obligation of secrecy contained in an enactment (whether
passed or made before or after the commencement of this Article) and is likely
to be disclosed in breach of the restriction or obligation if a warrant is not issued.
(5) A
warrant under this Article authorizes a police officer to enter and search the
premises specified in the application for the warrant, and –
(a) to
seize and retain any material found there that is special procedure material to
which paragraph (6) refers, if the application for the warrant states that
the warrant is sought in relation to special procedure material; and
(b) to
seize and retain any material found there that is excluded material to which paragraph (6)
refers, if the application for the warrant states that the warrant is sought in
relation to excluded material.
(6) This
paragraph refers to material that would be likely to be admissible in evidence
at a trial in Jersey for the offence specified in the application for the
warrant, if conduct constituting the offence would constitute an offence in
Jersey.
Search and seizure without warrant
85 Entry and search
to effect arrest
(1) If
a police officer has power to arrest a person under an extradition arrest
warrant, and has reasonable grounds for believing that the person is on any
premises, the police officer may enter and search those premises for the
purpose of exercising the power of arrest.
(2) The
power to search that is conferred by paragraph (1) is exercisable only to
the extent reasonably required for the purpose of exercising the power of
arrest.
(3) A
police officer who has entered premises in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph (1)
may seize and retain anything that is on the premises, if he or she has
reasonable grounds for believing –
(a) that
it has been obtained in consequence of the commission of an offence or it is
evidence in relation to an offence; and
(b) that
it is necessary to seize it in order to prevent its being concealed, lost,
damaged, altered or destroyed.
(4) An
offence includes an offence committed outside Jersey.
(5) Where
the premises contain 2 or more separate dwellings, the power to enter and
search that is conferred by paragraph (1) is exercisable only in respect
of –
(a) parts
of the premises that the occupiers of any dwelling comprised in the premises
use in common with the occupiers of any other dwelling comprised in the
premises; and
(b) any
dwelling that is comprised in the premises, if the police officer has
reasonable grounds for believing that the person to whom the search relates may
be in that dwelling.
86 Entry and search
of premises on arrest
(1) This
Article applies if a person has been arrested under an extradition arrest
warrant at a place other than a police station.
(2) A
police officer may enter and search any premises in which the person was
present at the time of the arrest; or immediately before the arrest, if the
police officer has reasonable grounds for believing –
(a) where
the person has not been convicted of the offence to which paragraph (3)
refers, that there is on the premises evidence (other than items subject to
legal privilege) relating to the offence; or
(b) where
in any case, there is on the premises evidence (other than items subject to
legal privilege) relating to the identity of the person.
(3) The
offence to which this paragraph refers is –
(a) the
offence in respect of which extradition is requested, if the arrest was under a
warrant issued under Article 8; or
(b) the
offence of which the person is accused, if the arrest was under a provisional
warrant.
(4) The
power to search that is conferred by paragraph (2) –
(a) is,
if the person has not been convicted of the offence, a power to search for
evidence (other than items subject to legal privilege) relating to the offence;
and
(b) is,
in any case, a power to search for evidence (other than items relating to legal
privilege) relating to the identity of the person.
(5) The
power to search that is conferred by paragraph (2) is exercisable only to
the extent that is reasonably required for the purpose of discovering evidence
in respect of which the power is available by virtue of paragraph (4).
(6) A
police officer may seize and retain anything for which he or she may search by
virtue of paragraph (4).
(7) A
police officer who has entered premises in exercise of the power that is
conferred by paragraph (2) may seize and retain anything that is on the
premises if he or she has reasonable grounds for believing –
(a) that
it has been obtained in consequence of the commission of an offence or it is
evidence in relation to an offence; and
(b) that
it is necessary to seize it in order to prevent it being concealed, lost,
damaged, altered or destroyed.
(8) An
offence includes an offence committed outside Jersey.
(9) If
the premises contain 2 or more separate dwellings, the power that is conferred
by paragraph (2) is exercisable only in respect of –
(a) any
dwelling that is comprised in the premises and is a dwelling in which the
arrest took place or the person was present immediately before his arrest; and
(b) parts
of the premises which the occupier of any such dwelling uses in common with the
occupier of any other dwelling comprised in the premises.
87 Search of person
on arrest
(1) This
Article applies if a person has been arrested under an extradition arrest
warrant at a place other than a police station.
(2) A
police officer may search the person if the police officer has reasonable
grounds for believing that the person may present a danger to himself or
herself or others.
(3) A
police officer may search the person if the police officer has reasonable
grounds for believing that the person may have concealed on him or her anything –
(a) that
the person might use to assist him or her to escape from lawful custody; or
(b) that
might be evidence relating to an offence or the identity of the person.
(4) The
power to search that is conferred by paragraph (3) –
(a) is
a power to search for anything falling within either of sub-paragraphs (a)
and (b) of that paragraph; and
(b) is
exercisable only to the extent that is reasonably required for the purpose of
discovering such a thing.
(5) The
powers conferred by paragraphs (2) and (3) do not authorize a police
officer to require a person to remove any clothing in public, other than an
outer coat, jacket or gloves.
(6) The
powers conferred by paragraphs (2) and (3) authorize a search of a person’s
mouth.
(7) A
police officer who is searching a person in exercise of the power that is
conferred by paragraph (2) may seize and retain anything that the police
officer finds, if he or she has reasonable grounds for believing that the
person searched might use it to cause physical injury to himself or herself or
any other person.
(8) A
police officer searching a person in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph (3)
may seize and retain anything the police officer finds, if the police officer
has reasonable grounds for believing –
(a) that
the person might use it to assist him or her to escape from lawful custody; or
(b) that
it is evidence of an offence or of the identity of the person or has been
obtained in consequence of the commission of an offence.
(9) An
offence includes an offence committed outside Jersey.
(10) Nothing
in this Article affects the powers conferred by Article 39 of the Terrorism (Jersey) Law 2002[14] (relating to the stopping
and searching of suspected terrorists and the seizure and retention of
suspected evidence).
88 Entry and search
of premises after arrest
(1) This
Article applies if a person has been arrested under an extradition arrest warrant.
(2) A
police officer may enter and search any premises occupied or controlled by the
person, if the police officer has reasonable grounds for believing –
(a) where
the person has not been convicted of the offence to which paragraph (3)
refers, that there is on the premises evidence (other than items subject to
legal privilege) relating to the offence; or
(b) where
in any case, there is on the premises evidence (other than items subject to
legal privilege) relating to the identity of the person.
(3) The
offence to which this paragraph refers is –
(a) the
offence in respect of which extradition is requested, if the arrest was under a
warrant issued under Article 8; and
(b) the
offence of which the person is accused, if the arrest was under a provisional
warrant.
(4) The
power to search that is conferred by paragraph (2) –
(a) is,
if the person has not been convicted of the offence, a power to search for
evidence (other than items subject to legal privilege) relating to the offence;
and
(b) is,
in any case, a power to search for evidence (other than items relating to legal
privilege) relating to the identity of the person.
(5) The
power to search that is conferred by paragraph (2) is exercisable only to
the extent that is reasonably required for the purpose of discovering evidence
in respect of which the power is available by virtue of paragraph (4).
(6) A
police officer may seize and retain anything for which the police officer may
search by virtue of paragraphs (4) and (5).
(7) A
police officer who has entered premises in exercise of the power that is
conferred by paragraph (2) may seize and retain anything that is on the
premises if the police officer has reasonable grounds for
believing –
(a) that
it has been obtained in consequence of the commission of an offence, or it is
evidence in relation to an offence; and
(b) that
it is necessary to seize it in order to prevent it being concealed, lost,
damaged, altered or destroyed.
(8) An
offence includes an offence committed outside Jersey.
(9) The
power to enter and search that is conferred by paragraph (2) may be
exercised only if a police officer of a rank not lower than that of inspector,
or the Connétable or a Centenier of the parish, has given written
authorization for its exercise, or –
(a) the
power is exercised before the person arrested is taken to a police station; and
(b) the
presence of the person at a place other than a police station is necessary for
the effective exercise of the power to search.
(10) A
Connétable or Centenier who gives written authorization for the exercise
of the power that is conferred by paragraph (2) shall send a copy of the authorization
to the Chief Officer of Police.
(11) The
power that is conferred by paragraph (6) may be exercised only if a police
officer of a rank not lower than that of inspector has given written
authorization for its exercise.
Treatment following arrest
89 Fingerprints and
samples
(1) If
a person has been arrested under an extradition arrest warrant and is detained
at a police station, fingerprints may be taken from the person only if they are
taken by a police officer –
(a) with
the appropriate consent given in writing; or
(b) under
paragraph (3).
(2) If
a person has been arrested under an extradition arrest warrant and is detained
at a police station, a non-intimate sample may be taken from the person only if
it is taken by a police officer –
(a) with
the appropriate consent given in writing; or
(b) under
paragraph (3).
(3) Fingerprints
or a non-intimate sample may be taken from the person without the appropriate
consent only if a police officer of a rank not lower than that of inspector
authorizes the fingerprints or sample to be taken.
90 Searches and
examinations
(1) If
a person –
(a) has
been arrested under an extradition arrest warrant; and
(b) is
detained at a police station,
the person may on the authorization of a police officer of a rank
not lower than that of inspector be searched or examined, or both, for the
purpose of facilitating the ascertainment of the person’s identity.
(2) An
identifying mark found on a search or examination under this Article may be
photographed –
(a) with
the appropriate consent; or
(b) without
the appropriate consent, if that consent is withheld or it is not practicable
to obtain it.
(3) The
only persons who may carry out searches or examinations, or take photographs,
under this Article are –
(a) police
officers; and
(b) persons
designated for the purposes of this Article by the Chief Officer of Police.
(4) A
person may not under this Article –
(a) carry
out a search or examination of a person of the opposite sex; or
(b) take
a photograph of any part of the body of a person of the opposite sex.
(5) An
intimate search may not be carried out under this Article.
(6) Ascertaining
a person’s identity includes ascertaining that he or she is not a
particular person.
(7) Marks
include features and injuries, and a mark is an identifying mark if its
existence in a person’s case facilitates the ascertainment of the person’s
identity.
91 Photographs
(1) If
a person has been arrested under an extradition arrest warrant and is detained
at a police station, the person may be photographed –
(a) with
the appropriate consent; or
(b) without
the appropriate consent, if that consent is withheld or it is not practicable
to obtain it.
(2) A
person proposing to take a photograph of a person under this
Article –
(a) may,
for the purpose of doing so, require the removal of any item or substance worn
on or over the whole or any part of the head or face of the person to be
photographed; and
(b) may,
if the requirement is not complied with, remove the item or substance.
(3) The
only persons who may take photographs under this Article are –
(a) police
officers; and
(b) persons
designated for the purposes of this Article by the Chief Officer of Police.
92 Other treatment
and rights
(1) The
Home Affairs Committee may by Order apply the provisions to which paragraph (2)
refers to persons to whom paragraph (3) refers, with such modifications as
are specified in the Order.
(2) This
paragraph refers to the following provisions of PPCEL –
(a) Article 50[15] (relating to searches of
detained persons);
(b) Article 51[16] (relating to intimate
searches);
(c) Article 52[17] (relating to the right, when
arrested, to have someone informed); and
(d) Article 54[18] (relating to access to legal
advice).
(3) This
paragraph refers to any persons who –
(a) are
arrested under extradition arrest warrants at police stations;
(b) are
taken to police stations after being arrested elsewhere under extradition
arrest warrants; or
(c) are
detained at police stations after being arrested under extradition arrest
warrants.
General
93 Delivery of
seized property
(1) This Article applies to anything that has
been seized or produced under this Part.
(2) A police officer may deliver any such thing
to a person who is or is acting on behalf of an authority if the police officer
has reasonable grounds for believing that the authority –
(a) is an authority of the designated territory
concerned; and
(b) has functions such that it is appropriate
for the thing to be delivered to it.
(3) If the seizure power was a warrant issued
under this Part or the thing was produced under an order made under this Part,
the designated territory concerned is the one specified in the application for
the warrant or the order.
(4) If the seizure power was Article 85(3),
paragraph (6) or paragraph (7) of Article 86, paragraph (7)
or paragraph (8) of Article 87 or paragraph (6) or
paragraph (7) of Article 88, the designated territory concerned
is –
(a) the designated territory to which a person’s
extradition is requested, where the applicable arrest power is a warrant issued
under Article 8; or
(b) the designated territory in which a person
is accused of the commission of an offence or has been convicted of an offence,
where the applicable arrest power is a provisional warrant.
(5) The applicable extradition arrest power
is –
(a) the extradition arrest power under which a
police officer had power of arrest, where the seizure power was Article 85(3);
or
(b) the extradition arrest power under which a
person was arrested, where the seizure power was paragraph (6) or
paragraph (7) of Article 86, paragraph (7) or paragraph (8)
of Article 87 or paragraph (6) or paragraph (7) of Article 88.
94 Codes of practice
(1) The
Home Affairs Committee may by Order make codes of practice in connection
with –
(a) the
exercise of the powers that are conferred by this Part;
(b) the
retention, use and return of anything seized or produced under a power that is
conferred by this Part;
(c) access
to anything so seized or produced;
(d) the
taking of photographs and copies of anything so seized or produced; and
(e) the
retention, use, disclosure and destruction of any fingerprint, sample or
photograph taken under a power conferred by this Part.
(2) If
proposing to make a code of practice under this Article, the Home Affairs
Committee shall –
(a) publish
a draft of the code;
(b) consider
any representations made to the Committee about the draft within a reasonable
time after it is published; and
(c) if
the Committee thinks it appropriate, modify the draft in the light of any such
representations.
(3) A
code of practice shall not come into force before it has been laid before the
States.
(4) A
failure by a police officer to comply with a provision of a code issued under
this Article does not of itself make the police officer liable to criminal or
civil proceedings.
(5) A
code issued under this Article is admissible in evidence in proceedings under
this Law, and shall be taken into account by a court in determining any
question to which it appears to the court to be relevant.
95 Reasonable force
A person may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of
a power conferred by this Part.
PART 6
BAIL
96 Duty of court to
consider bail for person in custody
(1) This
Article applies on each occasion on which a person in custody in respect of
whom a request for extradition has been made appears under this Law before a
court.
(2) It
shall be the duty of the court to consider whether the person should be granted
bail pending the determination of the case.
97 Presumption in
favour of bail
(1) A
court shall grant bail pending the determination of the case, to a person whose
extradition is requested, unless there are substantial grounds for believing
that (if released on bail) the person would –
(a) fail
to appear before a court when required to do so;
(b) commit
an offence; or
(c) interfere
or attempt to interfere with any witness or otherwise to obstruct the course of
justice in any proceedings.
(2) In
deciding whether to grant bail, the court shall have regard to the following
considerations –
(a) the
nature and seriousness of the case, and the probable outcome;
(b) the
character and antecedents of the person whose extradition is requested, and the
person’s associations and ties with Jersey; and
(c) any
other relevant factors.
(3) The
presumption in favour of bail to which paragraph (1) refers does not apply
if the court considering the matter of bail for any person is satisfied that
the person –
(a) has
contravened any condition of bail granted under this Law;
(b) has
failed to surrender to the custody of a court when required under this Law to
do so; or
(c) without
the permission of a court, has previously left or attempted to leave Jersey or
any other jurisdiction to avoid extradition.
(4) The
presumption in favour of bail to which paragraph (1) refers does not apply
if the person for whom the matter of bail is being considered is alleged to be
unlawfully at large after conviction of an offence.
(5) In
proceedings under Part 3 (relating to re-extradition from Jersey), the
presumption in favour of bail to which paragraph (1) refers does not apply
if –
(a) the
Attorney General has given an undertaking in connection with the extradition to
Jersey of the person for whom the matter of bail is being considered; and
(b) the
undertaking includes terms that the person shall be kept in custody until the
conclusion of any proceedings against that person in Jersey for an offence.
(6) In
a case to which paragraph (5) refers, a court may grant bail to the person
if (but only if) the court considers that there are exceptional circumstances
that justify it.
98 Bail conditions
(1) In
granting bail under this Law, a court may impose such conditions of bail as it
thinks fit.
(2) In
particular, the court may require the person to whom bail is to be granted, or
is granted, to provide one or more recognizances or sureties (as the court
specifies) for the person’s surrender to the custody of a court at the
time and place appointed for the person to do so.
(3) Where
it is a condition of bail that a surety is provided, it is also a condition of
bail that if the surety believes at any time that the person whose extradition
is requested is unlikely to surrender to the custody of a court at the time and
place appointed for the person to do so –
(a) the
surety must inform a police officer forthwith; and
(b) the
surety must as soon as practicable deliver to a police officer a statement in
writing by the surety confirming the information.
(4) Paragraphs
(2) and (3) do not limit the generality of paragraph (1).
99 Warning to person
bailed
When a court grants bail under this Law to a person, it shall
explain to the person the effect of Article 97(3) (relating to the
circumstances in which the presumption in favour of bail does not apply).
100 Variation of bail
If a court grants bail under this Law, it may subsequently vary any
of the conditions of bail –
(a) of
its own motion;
(b) on
the application of any party to the proceedings; or
(c) on
the application of a surety.
101 Arrest without court order
(1) If
a police officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person who has been
granted bail under this Law is about to leave Jersey without the permission of
a court, the police officer may arrest and detain the person without a court
order.
(2) A
police officer who arrests and detains a person under paragraph (1) shall
bring the person before a court as soon as is reasonably practicable.
102 Arrest on order of court
(1) If
a court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person
who has been granted bail under this Law –
(a) has
contravened any condition of the person’s bail;
(b) has
attempted to leave Jersey without the permission of a court, or is about to
attempt to do so; or
(c) has
not surrendered or is for any reason unlikely to surrender to the custody of a court,
at the time and place appointed for the person to do so,
the court may order that the person be arrested and brought before a
court.
(2) An
order under paragraph (1) authorizes every police officer to arrest and
detain the person to whom it relates, and to bring the person before a court.
(3) A
police officer who arrests and detains a person to whom an order under paragraph (1)
relates shall bring the person before a court as soon as is reasonably
practicable.
103 Evidence
(1) If
a person is granted bail under this Law, a statement in writing delivered to a
police officer by a surety, informing the police officer that the surety
believes that the person who has been granted bail is about to leave Jersey
shall constitute reasonable grounds for the police officer to believe that the
person granted bail is about to leave Jersey.
(2) Paragraph (1) –
(a) does
not apply if the police officer believes on reasonable grounds that the
statement is untrue; and
(b) does
not exclude any other reasonable grounds for belief.
(3) A
record of a court to the effect that a person to whom bail has been granted
under this Law has failed to surrender to the custody of that court at the time
and place appointed for that person to do so shall be sufficient evidence,
unless the contrary is proved, of that failure.
PART 7
OTHER PROVISIONS
104 Time limit for extradition
following deferral for competing claim
(1) This
Article applies if –
(a) an
order is made under this Law for a person to be extradited to a designated
territory in pursuance of a request for the person’s extradition;
(b) before
the person is extradited to the designated territory, an order is made under Article 65(3)
for the person’s extradition in pursuance of the request to be deferred;
and
(c) the
Magistrate makes an order under Article 106 for the person’s
extradition in pursuance of the request to cease to be deferred.
(2) In
a case where Article 55 applies, the period of 28 days to which Article 55(1)
refers shall commence on the day on which the order under Article 106(1)
is made.
(3) In
a case where Article 56 applies, the period of 28 days to which Article 56(2)
refers shall commence on the day on which the decision on the appeal becomes
final (within the meaning of that Article) or (if later) the day on which the
order under Article 106(1) is made.
105 Proceedings where proceedings
on
warrant or request deferred
(1) If –
(a) an
order is made under this Law deferring proceedings on an extradition claim (the
deferred claim) until another extradition claim in respect of the person has
been disposed of; and
(b) the
other extradition claim is disposed of,
the Magistrate may make an order for proceedings on the deferred
claim to be resumed.
(2) No
order under paragraph (1) may be made after the end of the period of 21 days
commencing on the day on which the other extradition claim is disposed of.
(3) If
the person applies to the Magistrate to be discharged, the Magistrate may order
that the person be discharged.
(4) If
the person applies to the Magistrate to be discharged, the Magistrate shall
order the person’s discharge if –
(a) the
period of 21 days to which paragraph (2) refers has ended; and
(b) the
Magistrate has not made an order under paragraph (1) and has not ordered
that the person be discharged.
106 Proceedings
where extradition deferred
(1) If –
(a) an
order is made under this Law deferring a person’s extradition in
pursuance of an extradition claim (the deferred claim) until another
extradition claim in respect of the person has been disposed of; and
(b) the
other extradition claim is disposed of,
the Magistrate may make an order for the person’s extradition
in pursuance of the deferred claim to cease to be deferred.
(2) No
order under paragraph (1) may be made after the end of the period of
21 days commencing on the day on which the other extradition claim is
disposed of.
(3) If
the person applies to the Magistrate to be discharged, the Magistrate may order
that the person be discharged.
(4) If
the person applies to the Magistrate to be discharged, the Magistrate shall
order the person’s discharge if –
(a) the
period of 21 days to which paragraph (2) refers has ended; and
(b) the
Magistrate has not made an order under paragraph (1) and has not ordered
that the person be discharged.
107 Disposal of request for
extradition
(1) A
request for a person’s extradition is disposed of –
(a) when
an order is made for the person’s discharge in respect of the request and
there is no further possibility of an appeal;
(b) when
the person is taken to be discharged in respect of the request; or
(c) when
an order is made for the person’s extradition in pursuance of the request
and there is no further possibility of an appeal.
(2) There
is no further possibility of an appeal against an order for a person’s
discharge or extradition –
(a) when
the period permitted for giving notice of the appeal to the Royal Court ends,
if notice is not given before the end of that period;
(b) when
the decision of the Royal Court on the appeal becomes final, if there is no
appeal to the Privy Council against that decision; or
(c) when
the decision of the Privy Council on the appeal is made, if there is such an
appeal.
(3) The
decision of the Royal Court on the appeal becomes final –
(a) when
the period permitted for applying to the Royal Court for leave to appeal to the
Privy Council ends, if there is no such application;
(b) when
the period permitted for applying to the Privy Council for leave to appeal to
it ends, if the Royal Court refuses leave to appeal and there is no application
to the Privy Council for leave to appeal;
(c) when
the Privy Council refuses leave to appeal to it; or
(d) at
the end of the period 28 days commencing on the day on which leave to
appeal to the Privy Council is granted, if no such appeal is brought before the
end of that period.
(4) For
the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) –
(a) any
power of a court to extend the period permitted for giving notice of appeal or
for applying for leave to appeal; and
(b) any
power of a court to grant leave to take a step out of time,
shall be ignored.
108 Disposal of charge
(1) A
charge against a person is disposed of –
(a) if
the person is acquitted in respect of it, when he or she is acquitted; or
(b) if
the person is convicted in respect of it, when there is no further possibility
of an appeal against the conviction.
(2) There
is no further possibility of an appeal against a conviction –
(a) when
the period permitted for giving notice of application for leave to appeal to
the Court of Appeal against the conviction ends, if the leave of the Court of
Appeal is required and no such notice is given before the end of that period;
(b) when
the Court of Appeal refuses leave to appeal against the conviction, if the
leave of the Court of Appeal is required and notice of application for leave is
given before the end of that period;
(c) when
the period permitted for giving notice of appeal to the Court of Appeal against
the conviction ends, if notice is not given before the end of that period;
(d) when
the decision of the Court of Appeal becomes final, if there is no appeal to the
Privy Council against that decision; or
(e) when
the decision of the Privy Council is made, if there is such an appeal.
(3) The
decision of the Court of Appeal becomes final –
(a) when
the period permitted for applying to the Privy Council for special leave to
appeal to it ends, if there is no application for leave to appeal; or
(b) when
the Privy Council refuses leave to appeal to it, if there is such an
application.
(4) For
the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) –
(a) any
power of a court to extend the period permitted for giving notice of appeal or
of application for leave to appeal or for applying for leave to appeal; and
(b) any
power of a court to grant leave to take a step out of time,
shall be ignored.
109 Special
extradition arrangements
(1) This Article applies if the Attorney General
believes –
(a) that arrangements have been made between the
United Kingdom on behalf of Jersey, and another territory, for the extradition
of a person from Jersey to the territory; and
(b) the territory is not a designated territory.
(2) The Attorney General may certify that the
conditions in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (1) are
satisfied in relation to the extradition of the person.
(3) If the Attorney General issues a certificate
under paragraph (2), this Law shall apply in respect of the person’s
extradition to the territory as if it were a designated territory of the second
category.
(4) As applied by paragraph (3), this Law
shall have effect –
(a) as if Articles 8(4), 10(5), 11(10)(b) and
21(1) were omitted; and
(b) with any other modifications specified in
the certificate.
(5) A certificate under paragraph (2) in
relation to a person is conclusive evidence that the conditions in sub-paragraphs (a)
and (b) of paragraph (1) are satisfied in relation to the person’s
extradition from Jersey to the territory.
110 Genocide, crimes against
humanity and war crimes
(1) If
a valid request for a person’s extradition is made in respect of an
offence specified in paragraph (2), it is not an objection to extradition
under this Law that the person could not have been punished for the offence
under the law in force at the time when and in the place where he or she is
alleged to have committed the act of which the person is accused or of which he
or she has been convicted.
(2) The
offences to which this paragraph refers are –
(a) any
offence that, if committed in Jersey, would be punishable as an offence under
section 51 or section 58 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001
(c.17) of the United Kingdom as it applies to Jersey (genocide, crimes against
humanity and war crimes);
(b) any
offence that, if committed in Jersey, would be punishable as an offence under
section 52 or section 59 of that Act (conduct that is ancillary to
those crimes and is committed outside the jurisdiction);
(c) any
offence that, if committed in Jersey, would be punishable as an ancillary
offence, as defined in section 55 or section 62 of that Act, in
relation to an offence to which either of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b)
refers; and
(d) any
offence that is punishable in Jersey as an offence under section 1 of the
Geneva Conventions Act 1957 (c.52) of the United Kingdom as it applies to
Jersey (relating to grave breaches of scheduled conventions).
111 Young
persons
In any proceedings before the Magistrate under this Law relating to
the extradition of a person who is under the age of 18 years, Article 13(2)
of the Criminal Justice (Young Offenders)
(Jersey) Law 1994[19] shall apply as it applies to
proceedings in the Youth Court established by Article 11 of that Law,[20] unless the Magistrate orders
otherwise.
112 Custody
(1) If
a court remands a person in custody under this Law, the person shall be
committed to the institution to which he or she would have been committed if
charged with an offence before that court.
(2) The
provisions of the Criminal Justice (Young
Offenders) (Jersey) Law 1994[21] shall apply to a person
under the age of 21 years who is remanded in custody under this Law, as if
the person were remanded in custody in respect of an offence committed or
alleged to have been committed by the person in Jersey, but this paragraph is
subject to paragraph (3).
(3) Notwithstanding
any enactment or rule of law to the contrary, where a person under the age of
21 years is to be remanded in custody under this Law, and it appears to
the Magistrate that, having regard to –
(a) the
nature and seriousness of any offence in respect of which a person’s
extradition under this Law has been requested; and
(b) the
person’s apparent character, maturity and other circumstances,
it is not appropriate to remand him or her in custody in a place to
which the Magistrate would otherwise be required in law to remand the person, the
Magistrate may instead remand the person in custody in any other place that the
Magistrate considers appropriate.
(4) A
person in custody following arrest under this Law who escapes from custody may
be retaken in the same way as if the person had been in custody following
arrest or apprehension in respect of an offence committed in Jersey.
(5) An
order for a person’s extradition under this Law is sufficient authority
for a person to whom the order is directed or a police officer –
(a) to
receive the person;
(b) to
keep the person in custody until extradited under this Law; and
(c) to
convey the person to the designated territory to which the person is to be
extradited under this Law.
113 Extradition for more than one
offence
The Home Affairs Committee may by Order provide for this Law to have
effect with specified modifications in relation to a case where a request for
extradition is made in respect of more than one offence.
114 National security
(1) This
Article applies if the Attorney General believes that the conditions in
paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) are satisfied in relation to a person.
(2) The
first condition is that the person’s extradition is sought or will be
sought under Part 2 or Part 3 in respect of an offence.
(3) The
second condition is –
(a) that
in engaging in the conduct constituting or alleged to constitute the offence,
the person was acting in the exercise of a function conferred or imposed by or
under an enactment; or
(b) that
as a result of an authorization given by the Attorney General, the person is
not liable under the criminal law of any part of Jersey for the conduct
constituting or alleged to constitute the offence.
(4) The
third condition is that the person’s extradition in respect of the
offence would be against the interests of national security.
(5) If
this Article applies, the Attorney General may certify that the conditions in
paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) are satisfied in relation to the person.
(6) If
the Attorney General issues a certificate under paragraph (5), he or she may
direct that a request for the person’s extradition in respect of the offence
is not to be proceeded with.
(7) If
the Attorney General issues a certificate under paragraph (5), he or she
may order the person’s discharge instead of or in addition to giving a
direction under paragraph (6).
(8) The
Attorney General may consult a Secretary of State acting under any one or more
of paragraphs (5), (6) and (7).
(9) If
the Attorney General gives a direction under paragraph (6) in respect of a
request for extradition, then –
(a) if
the Attorney General has not issued a certificate under Article 7 that the
request is made in the approved way, the Attorney General is no longer required
to do so;
(b) if
the person is arrested under a warrant issued by the Magistrate under Article 8
or under a provisional warrant, there is no requirement for the person to
appear or be brought before the Magistrate and he or she shall be discharged;
(c) the
Magistrate is no longer required to proceed or continue proceeding under Articles 9,
11, 12 and 13, if the person appears or is brought before the Magistrate;
(d) if
the extradition hearing has begun, the Magistrate is no longer required to
proceed or to continue proceeding under Articles 14 to 28 (inclusive)
(relating to the extradition hearing);
(e) if
the person has given to the Magistrate the person’s consent to being
extradited, the Magistrate is no longer required to send the case to the
Attorney General for his or her decision whether the person is to be
extradited;
(f) if
an appeal has been brought to the Royal Court or the Privy Council, the Royal
Court or the Privy Council (as the case may be) is no longer required to hear
or to continue hearing the appeal; and
(g) if
the person’s extradition has been ordered, there is no requirement for
the person to be extradited.
(10) Any –
(a) certificate
under paragraph (5);
(b) direction
under paragraph (6); or
(c) order
under paragraph (7),
shall be in writing, and shall be signed by the Attorney General.
115 Documents sent by facsimile
(1) This
Article applies if a document to be sent in connection with proceedings under
this Law is sent by facsimile transmission.
(2) This
Law shall have effect as if the document received by facsimile transmission
were the document used to make the transmission.
(3) The
document received by facsimile transmission may be received in evidence
accordingly.
116 Receivable documents
(1) A
duly authenticated document issued in a designated territory may be received in
evidence in proceedings under this Law.
(2) A
document issued in a designated territory is duly authenticated if (but only
if) –
(a) it
purports to be signed by a judge, magistrate or other judicial authority of the
designated territory; or
(b) it
purports to be authenticated by the oath or affirmation of a witness.
(3) Nothing
in this Article prevents a document that is not duly authenticated from being
received in evidence in proceedings under this Law.
117 Written
statements and admissions
(1) The
provisions specified in paragraph (2) apply in relation to proceedings
under this Law as they apply in relation to criminal proceedings.
(2) The
provisions to which this paragraph refers are –
(a) Article 3
of the Criminal Justice (Evidence and
Procedure) (Jersey) Law 1998[22] (which Article relates to
admissions of fact); and
(b) Article 9
of that Law[23] (which Article relates to
the admissibility of written statements as evidence).
118 Burden and
standard of proof
(1) This
Article applies if, in proceedings under this Law, a question arises as to the
burden or standard of proof.
(2) The
question shall be decided by applying any enactment or rule of law that would
apply if the proceedings were criminal proceedings.
(3) An
enactment or rule of law that is to be applied under paragraph (2) shall
be applied as if –
(a) the
person whose extradition is sought (or who has been extradited) were accused of
an offence; and
(b) the
designated territory concerned were the prosecution.
(4) Paragraphs
(2) and (3) are subject to any express provision of this Law.
119 Customs
officers
The Home Affairs Committee may make an Order providing that any
provision of this Law that applies in relation to police officers or to persons
arrested by police officers shall apply (with such modifications, if any, as
may be specified in the Order) to officers of the Impôts or to persons
arrested by officers of the Impôts.
120 Subordinate legislation
(1) Regulations
made under Article 6 –
(a) may
designate a territory by name or by its falling within a description set out in
the Regulations;
(b) may
provide that this Law shall have effect in respect of a designated territory
with such modifications as are specified in the Regulations;
(c) may
make any supplementary, incidental or consequential provision, and any
transitory, transitional or saving provision, for the purposes of or in consequence
of or for giving full effect to any of the provisions of this Law; and
(d) if
made for any purpose to which sub-paragraph (c) refers, may in particular
provide for any provision of this Law that comes into force before any other
provision of this Law has come into force to have effect with such
modifications as are specified in the Regulations until that other provision
does come into force.
(2) The
Home Affairs Committee may make Orders relating to any of the following
matters –
(a) specifying,
in respect of a designated territory, a time limit for the purpose of Article 11(10)(b);
(b) prescribing
the form of any document required for the purposes of this Law (other than
a form that is to be or may be prescribed by rules of court);
(c) providing
for any other matters that are to be or is may be prescribed under any other
provisions of this Law (other than matters that are to be or may be prescribed
by rules of court);
(d) providing
for such other matters as are reasonably necessary for or incidental to the
purpose of carrying this Law into effect.
(3) Regulations
and Orders made under this Law may include supplementary, incidental, saving
and transitional provisions.
(4) The
powers of the Superior Number of the Royal Court to make rules under the Royal Court (Jersey) Law 1948[24] shall include power to make
rules for the purposes of this Law.
121 Implementation of
international obligations
The States may by Regulations modify this Law to give effect to any
international agreement, other international instrument or international
obligation, that relates to extradition, and is applicable to or binding on
Jersey.
122 Amendments to other
enactments
The enactments specified in Schedule 3 shall be consequentially
amended in the manner specified in that Schedule.
123 Citation and commencement
(1) This
Law may be cited as the Extradition (Jersey) Law 2004.
(2) This
Law shall come into force on such day as the States may by Act appoint, and
different days may be appointed for different provisions of this Law.
M.N. DE LA HAYE
Greffier of the States.
SCHEDULE 1
(Article 6(1))
DESIGNATED TERRITORIES
Part 1 - Designated territories of the
first category
Part 2 - Designated territories of the
second category
SCHEDULE 2
(Article 73(2))
RE-EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS
1 General
provisions as to re-extradition hearing
(1) At
the re-extradition hearing –
(a) the
proceedings shall be conducted in the same way as proceedings that are
conducted in accordance with Article 12A of the Magistrate’s Court (Miscellaneous
Provisions) (Jersey) Law 1949;[25]
(b) the
Magistrate shall perform only a judicial role; and
(c) the
Magistrate shall have the same powers (as nearly as may be) as he or she would
have if the proceedings were a trial before the Magistrate of the person whose
re-extradition is requested.
(2) If
the Magistrate adjourns the proceedings, the Magistrate shall remand the person
in custody or on bail.
(3) If
the Magistrate remands the person in custody, the Magistrate may later grant
bail to the person.
(4) In
relation to the re-extradition hearing, Article 2 of the Costs in Criminal Cases (Jersey) Law 1961[26] shall apply as
if –
(a) the
reference in that other Law to conviction were a reference to an order that the
person be re-extradited under this Law; and
(b) the
reference in that other Law to discharge from prosecution were a reference to
the person’s discharge under this Law.
2 Initial
stages of re-extradition hearing
(1) If
a person who is alleged to be the person whose re-extradition is requested
appears or is brought before the Magistrate for the re-extradition hearing, the
Magistrate shall decide whether the offence specified in the request is an
extradition offence.
(2) If
the Magistrate decides the question in sub-paragraph (1) in the negative,
the Magistrate shall order that the person be discharged.
(3) If
the Magistrate decides that question in the affirmative, the Magistrate shall
proceed under paragraph 3 (relating to bars to re-extradition).
3 Bars
to re-extradition
(1) If
the Magistrate is to proceed under this paragraph, the Magistrate shall decide
whether the person’s re-extradition to the designated territory is barred
by reason of –
(a) the
rule against double jeopardy;
(b) extraneous
considerations; or
(d) hostage-taking
considerations.
(2) The
questions in sub-paragraph (1) shall be determined in accordance with paragraphs 4,
5 and 6.
(3) If
the Magistrate decides in the affirmative any of the questions in
sub-paragraph (1), the Magistrate shall order the person’s
discharge.
(4) If
the Magistrate decides each of those questions in the negative, the Magistrate
shall proceed under paragraph 7.
4 Rule
against double jeopardy
A person’s re-extradition to a designated territory is barred
by reason of the rule against double jeopardy if (but only if) it appears that
the person would be entitled to be discharged under any rule of law relating to
previous acquittal or previous conviction if charged with the extradition
offence in Jersey.
5 Extraneous
considerations
A person’s re-extradition to a designated territory is barred
by reason of extraneous considerations if (but only if) it appears –
(a) that
the request for re-extradition, though purporting to be made on account of the
extradition offence, is in fact made for the purpose of prosecuting or
punishing the person on account of the person’s race, religion,
nationality, gender, sexual orientation or political opinions; or
(b) that,
if re-extradited, the person might be prejudiced at trial or punished, detained
or restricted in personal liberty by reason of the person’s race,
religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation or political opinions.
6 Hostage-taking
considerations
(1) A
person’s re-extradition to a designated territory is barred by reason of
hostage- taking considerations if (but only if) the designated territory is a
party to the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages opened for
signature at New York on 18th December 1979, and it appears that –
(a) the
person, if re-extradited, might be prejudiced at trial because communication
between the person and the appropriate authorities would not be possible; and
(b) the
act or omission constituting the extradition offence also constitutes an
offence under section 1 of the Taking of Hostages Act 1982 (c.28) of
the United Kingdom as it applies to Jersey, or an attempt to commit such an
offence.
(2) The
appropriate authorities are the authorities of the territory that is entitled
to exercise rights of protection in relation to the person.
(3) A
certificate issued by the Attorney General that a territory is a party to the
Convention is conclusive evidence of that fact for the purposes of
sub-paragraph (1).
7 Course of hearing where Magistrate is to proceed
(1) If
the Magistrate is to proceed under this paragraph, he or she shall
decide whether the person was present when convicted.
(2) If
the Magistrate decides that the person was present when convicted, the
Magistrate shall proceed directly under paragraph 9 (human rights).
(3) If
the Magistrate decides that the person was not present when convicted, the
Magistrate shall decide whether the person deliberately absented himself or
herself from the trial.
(4) If
the Magistrate decides that the person deliberately absented himself or herself
from the trial, the Magistrate shall proceed directly under paragraph 9
(human rights).
(5) If
the Magistrate decides that the person did not deliberately absent himself or
herself from the trial, the Magistrate shall decide whether the person would be
entitled to a retrial or (on appeal) to a review amounting to a retrial.
(6) If
the Magistrate decides that the person would not be entitled to a retrial or
(on appeal) to a review amounting to a retrial, the Magistrate shall order that
the person be discharged.
(7) If –
(a) the
Magistrate decides that the person would be entitled to a retrial or (on
appeal) to a review amounting to a retrial; and
(b) the
designated territory to which re-extradition is requested is a designated
territory of the first category,
the Magistrate shall proceed directly under paragraph 9 (human
rights).
(8) If –
(a) the
Magistrate decides that the person would be entitled to a retrial or (on
appeal) to a review amounting to a retrial; and
(b) the
designated territory to which re-extradition is requested is a designated
territory of the second category,
the Magistrate shall proceed under paragraph 8 (relating to
convictions in absentia).
(9) The
Magistrate shall not decide under sub-paragraph (7) or sub-paragraph (8)
that a person would be entitled to a retrial or (on appeal) to a review
amounting to a retrial unless, in any proceedings that would allegedly
constitute a retrial or review amounting to a retrial –
(a) the
person would have the right to defend himself or herself in person or through
legal assistance of his or her own choosing or, if the person does not have
sufficient means to pay for legal assistance, the right to be given it free
when the interests of justice so require; and
(b) the
person would also have the right to examine witnesses against him or her or to
have them examined, and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses
on his or her own behalf under the same conditions as the witnesses against the
person.
8 Conviction
in absentia in designated territory of second category
(1) If
the Magistrate is to proceed under this paragraph, the Magistrate shall decide
whether there is sufficient evidence for the person to stand trial.
(2) In
deciding the question in sub-paragraph (1), the Magistrate may treat a
statement made by a person in a document as admissible evidence of a fact
if –
(a) the
statement is made by the person to a police officer or to another person
charged with the duty of investigating offences or charging offenders; and
(b) direct
oral evidence by the person of the fact would be admissible.
(3) A
summary in a document of a statement made by a person shall be treated as a
statement made by the person in the document for the purposes of
sub-paragraph (2).
(4) In
deciding whether to treat a statement made by a person in a document as
admissible evidence of a fact, the Magistrate shall in particular have regard
to –
(a) the
nature and source of the document;
(b) whether
or not, having regard to the nature and source of the document and to any other
circumstances that appear to the Magistrate to be relevant, it is likely that
the document is authentic;
(c) the
extent to which the statement appears to supply evidence that would not readily
be available if the statement were not treated as being admissible evidence of
the fact;
(d) the
relevance of the evidence that the statement appears to supply to any issue
likely to have to be determined by the Magistrate in deciding the question in
sub-paragraph (1); and
(e) any
risk that the admission or exclusion of the statement will result in unfairness
to the person whose re-extradition is sought, having regard in particular to
whether it is likely to be possible to controvert the statement if the person
making it does not attend to give oral evidence in the proceedings.
(5) Except
as otherwise provided in this paragraph, in deciding the question in
sub-paragraph (1), the Magistrate may admit evidence if (but only if) it
would be admissible in criminal proceedings.
(6) If
the Magistrate decides in the negative the question in sub-paragraph (1),
the Magistrate shall order that the person be discharged.
(7) If
the Magistrate decides that question in the affirmative, the Magistrate shall
proceed under paragraph 9 (human rights).
9 Consideration
of human rights
(1) If
the Magistrate is required by either of paragraphs 7 and 8 to proceed under
this paragraph, the Magistrate shall decide whether the person’s
re-extradition would be compatible with the Convention rights within the
meaning of the Human Rights (Jersey) Law 2000.[27]
(2) If
the Magistrate decides in the negative the question in sub-paragraph (1),
the Magistrate shall order that the person be discharged.
(3) If
the Magistrate decides that question in the affirmative, the Magistrate may
order that the person be re-extradited to the designated territory.
(4) If
the Magistrate makes an order under sub-paragraph (3), the Magistrate
shall remand the person in custody or on bail to await re-extradition to the
designated territory.
(5) If
the Magistrate remands the person in custody, the Magistrate may later grant
bail to the person.
10 Deferral
by Magistrate where person charged with offence in Jersey
(1) If
at any time during the re-extradition hearing the Magistrate is informed on
behalf of the Attorney General that the person is charged with an offence in
Jersey, the Magistrate shall adjourn the re-extradition hearing
until –
(a) the
charge is disposed of;
(b) the
charge is withdrawn;
(c) an
order is made for the charge to lie on the file; or
(d) a
declaration is made that the charge has been abandoned.
(2) If
a sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention is imposed in respect
of the offence in Jersey with which the person is charged, the Magistrate may
adjourn the re-extradition hearing until the sentence has been served.
(3) If,
before the Magistrate adjourns the re-extradition hearing under
sub-paragraph (2), he or she has decided under paragraph 4 whether
the person’s re-extradition is barred by reason of the rule against
double jeopardy, the Magistrate must decide that question again after the
resumption of the re-extradition hearing.
11 Deferral
by Magistrate where person serving sentence in Jersey
If at any time during the re-extradition hearing the Magistrate is
informed on behalf of the Attorney General that the person whose re-extradition
is requested is serving a sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention
in Jersey, the Magistrate may adjourn the re-extradition hearing until the
sentence has been served.
12 Other
requests for re-extradition
(1) If
at any time in the re-extradition hearing, the Magistrate is informed by or on
behalf of the Attorney General –
(a) that
the Attorney General has received another valid request for the person’s extradition
to a designated territory;
(b) that
the request has not been disposed of; and
(c) that
the Attorney General has made an order under paragraph 52(2) for further
proceedings on the request under consideration by the Magistrate to be deferred
until the other request has been disposed of,
the Magistrate shall remand the person in custody or on bail.
(2) If
the Magistrate remands the person in custody, the Magistrate may later grant
bail to the person.
13 Consideration
of physical or mental condition
(1) If
at any time in the re-extradition hearing it appears to the Magistrate that the
condition to which sub-paragraph (2) refers is satisfied, the Magistrate
shall –
(a) order
the person’s discharge; or
(b) adjourn
the re-extradition hearing until it appears to the Magistrate that the
condition to which sub-paragraph (2) refers is no longer satisfied.
(2) The
condition to which this sub-paragraph refers is that the physical or mental
condition of the person is such that it would be unjust or oppressive to
re-extradite the person.
14 Sending
of case to Attorney General
(1) This
paragraph applies if the Magistrate sends a case to the Attorney General for
decision whether a person is to be re-extradited.
(2) If
this paragraph applies, the Magistrate shall inform the person in ordinary
language –
(a) that
the person has a right to appeal to the Royal Court; and
(b) that
if the right of appeal is exercised, the appeal will not be heard until the
Attorney General has made the decision.
(3) However,
sub-paragraph (2) does not apply if the person has consented under
paragraph 48 to his or her re-extradition.
(4) If
this paragraph applies, the Magistrate shall remand the person in custody or on
bail –
(a) to
await the Attorney General’s decision; and
(b) to
await re-extradition to the designated territory to which re-extradition is
requested (if the Attorney General orders the person to be re-extradited).
(5) If
the Magistrate remands the person in custody, the Magistrate may later grant
bail to the person.
Attorney
General’s functions
15 Attorney
General’s consideration of case
(1) If
the Magistrate sends a case to the Attorney General for a decision as to
whether a person is to be re-extradited, the Attorney General shall decide
whether he or she is prohibited under –
(a) paragraph 16
(relating to the death penalty);
(b) paragraph 17
(relating to specialty); or
(c) paragraph 18
(relating to earlier extradition to Jersey from another territory),
from ordering the person’s re-extradition.
(2) If
the Attorney General decides that he or she is prohibited under any paragraph
to which sub-paragraph (1) refers from ordering the person’s
re-extradition, the Attorney General shall order that the person be discharged.
(3) If
the Attorney General decides that he or she is not prohibited under any paragraph
to which sub-paragraph (1) refers from ordering the person’s
re-extradition, the Attorney General shall order the person to be re-extradited
to the designated territory to which his or her re-extradition is requested
unless –
(a) the
Attorney General is informed that the request has been withdrawn;
(b) the
Attorney General makes an order under sub-paragraph (2) or sub-paragraph (3)
of paragraph 52 (relating to competing claims for extradition) for further
proceedings on the request to be deferred and the person is discharged under
Article 105; or
(c) the
Attorney General orders under Article 114 (relating to national security)
that the person be discharged.
(4) In
deciding the questions in sub-paragraph (1), the Attorney General is not
required to consider any representations received by him or her after the end
of the permitted period.
(5) The
permitted period is the period of 6 weeks starting with the appropriate
day.
16 Death
penalty
(1) The
Attorney General shall not order a person’s re-extradition to a
designated territory if the person could be, will be or has been sentenced to
death for the offence concerned in that designated territory.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1)
does not apply if the Attorney General receives a written assurance that a
sentence of death –
(a) will
not be imposed; or
(b) if
imposed, will not be carried out,
and the Attorney General considers that assurance adequate.
17 Specialty
(1) The
Attorney General shall not order a person’s re-extradition to a
designated territory if there are no specialty arrangements with that
designated territory.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1)
does not apply if before the case was sent to the Attorney General, the person
had consented under paragraph 47 to being re-extradited.
(3) There
are specialty arrangements with a designated territory if (but only if) under
the law of that designated territory or arrangements made between it and
Jersey, a person who is re-extradited to the designated territory from Jersey
may be dealt with in the designated territory for an offence committed before
the person’s re-extradition only where –
(a) the
offence is one to which sub-paragraph (4) refers; or
(b) the
person is first given an opportunity to leave the designated territory.
(4) The
offences to which this sub-paragraph refers are –
(a) the
offence in respect of which the person is re-extradited;
(b) an
extradition offence disclosed by the same facts as that offence, other than one
in respect of which a sentence of death could be imposed;
(c) an
extradition offence in respect of which the Attorney General consents to the
person’s being dealt with; and
(d) an
offence in respect of which the person waives the right that he or she would
have had (but for this clause) not to be dealt with for the offence.
(5) Arrangements
made with a designated territory that is a Commonwealth country or a British
overseas territory may be made –
(a) for
a particular case;
(b) for
a particular class or particular classes of case; or
(c) generally,
in respect of all cases.
(6) A
certificate issued by or under the authority of the Attorney General confirming
the existence of arrangements with a designated territory that is a
Commonwealth country or a British overseas territory and stating the terms of
the arrangements is conclusive evidence of those matters.
18 Earlier
extradition to Jersey from another territory
The Attorney General shall not order a person’s re-extradition
to a designated territory if –
(a) the
person was extradited to Jersey from another territory (the extraditing
territory);
(b) under
arrangements existing between Jersey and the extraditing territory, that
territory’s consent is required to the person’s re-extradition from
Jersey to the designated territory in respect of the extradition offence under
consideration; and
(c) that
consent has not been given on behalf of the extraditing territory.
19 Deferral
by Attorney General where person charged with offence in Jersey
(1) If
the Magistrate sends a case to the Attorney General for a decision as to
whether a person is to be re-extradited, and the person is charged with an
offence in Jersey, the Attorney General shall not make a decision with regard
to the person’s re-extradition until –
(a) the
charge is disposed of;
(b) the
charge is withdrawn;
(c) an
order is made for the charge to lie on the file; or
(d) a
declaration is made that the charge has been abandoned.
(2) If
a sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention is imposed in respect
of the offence in Jersey with which the person is charged, the Attorney General
may defer making a decision with regard to the person’s re-extradition
until the sentence has been served.
20 Deferral
by Attorney General where person serving sentence in Jersey
If –
(a) the
Magistrate sends a case to the Attorney General for a decision as to whether a
person is to be re-extradited; and
(b) the
person is serving a sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention in
Jersey,
the Attorney General may defer making a decision with regard to the
person’s re-extradition until the sentence has been served.
21 Time
limit for order for re-extradition or discharge
(1) If –
(a) the
Magistrate sends a case to the Attorney General for a decision whether a person
is to be re-extradited;
(b) within
the period of 2 months commencing on the appropriate day, the Attorney
General does not make an order for the person’s re-extradition or
discharge; and
(c) the
person applies to the Royal Court to be discharged,
the Royal Court shall order that the person be discharged.
(2) The
Royal Court may, on an application made by the Attorney General before the end
of the period specified in sub-paragraph (1)(b), extend that period from
time to time.
22 The
appropriate day
(1) This
paragraph applies for the purposes of paragraphs 15 and 21 if the Magistrate
sends a case to the Attorney General for the latter’s decision whether a
person is to be re-extradited.
(2) If
the person is charged with an offence in Jersey, the appropriate day
is –
(a) the
day on which the charge is disposed of;
(b) the
day on which the charge is withdrawn;
(c) the
day on which an order is made for the charge to lie on the file; or
(d) the
day on which a declaration is made that the charge has been abandoned.
(3) If
under paragraph 19(2) or paragraph 20 the Attorney General defers
making a decision until the person has served a sentence, the appropriate day
is the day on which the person finishes serving the sentence.
(4) If
paragraph 52 (competing extradition requests) applies to the request for
the person’s re-extradition (the request concerned), the appropriate day
is –
(a) the
day on which the Attorney General makes an order under paragraph 52, if
the order is for proceedings on the other request to be deferred; or
(b) the
day on which an order is made under Article 105, if the order under
paragraph 52(2) is for proceedings on the request concerned to be deferred
and the order under Article 105 is for the proceedings to be resumed.
(5) If
more than one of sub-paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) applies, the appropriate
day is the latest of the days specified in those sub-paragraphs that applies.
(6) In
any other case, the appropriate day is the day on which the Magistrate sends
the case to the Attorney General for a decision as to whether the person is to
be re-extradited.
23 Information
to be given by Attorney General
(1) If
the Attorney General orders a person’s re-extradition, the Attorney
General shall –
(a) inform
the person of the order;
(b) inform
the person in ordinary language that he or she has a right of appeal to the
Royal Court; and
(c) inform
any person who is acting on behalf of the designated territory concerned that
the Attorney General has made the order.
(2) However,
the requirement to inform a person of his or her right of appeal does not apply
if the person has consented under paragraph 61 to being re-extradited.
(3) If
the Attorney General –
(a) orders
a person’s re-extradition; and
(b) has
received in respect of the matter an assurance to which paragraph 16(2)
(death sentence) refers,
the Attorney General shall give the person a copy of the assurance
when under sub-paragraph (1) informing the person of the order.
(4) If
the Attorney General orders that a person be discharged, the Attorney General
shall inform –
(a) the
person; and
(b) a
person acting on behalf of the designated territory concerned,
that the Attorney General has made the order.
24 Making
of order for re-extradition or discharge
An order –
(a) under
paragraph 16 for a person’s re-extradition; or
(b) under
paragraph 16 or paragraph 45 (relating to the withdrawal of a
re-extradition request after the case is sent to the Attorney General) that a
person be discharged,
shall be made in writing, and signed by the Attorney General or by a
Crown Advocate authorized by the Attorney General for that purpose.
Appeals
25 Appeal
to Royal Court against sending of case to Attorney General
(1) A
person may appeal to the Royal Court against a decision by the Magistrate
ordering that a person be re-extradited under this Part.
(2) However,
sub-paragraph (1) does not apply if the person consented to his or her
re-extradition under paragraph 47 before the case was sent to the Attorney
General.
(3) An
appeal under this paragraph may be brought on a question of law or fact.
(4) Notice
of an appeal under this paragraph shall be given in accordance with rules of
court before the end of the period of 14 days commencing on the day on
which the order is made.
26 Royal
Court’s powers on appeal against sending of case to Attorney General
(1) On
an appeal under paragraph 25, the Royal Court may –
(a) allow
the appeal; or
(b) dismiss
the appeal.
(2) The
Royal Court may allow the appeal only on the ground specified in
sub-paragraph (3) or the ground specified in sub-paragraph (4).
(3) The
ground to which this sub-paragraph refers is –
(a) that
the Magistrate ought to have decided differently a question before the
Magistrate at the re-extradition hearing; and
(b) that
if the Magistrate had decided the question in the way in which it ought to have
been decided, the Magistrate would have been required to order that the person
be discharged.
(4) The
ground to which this sub-paragraph refers is –
(a) that
an issue is raised that was not raised at the re-extradition hearing, or that
evidence is available that was not available at the re-extradition hearing;
(b) that
the issue or evidence would have resulted in the Magistrate’s deciding
differently a question before the Magistrate at the re-extradition hearing; and
(c) that
if the Magistrate had decided the question in that different way, the
Magistrate would have been required to order that the person be discharged.
(5) If
the Royal Court allows the appeal, it shall –
(a) order
that the person be discharged; and
(b) quash
the order for the person’s re-extradition.
27 Appeal
to Royal Court against discharge by Magistrate
(1) An
appeal on behalf of the designated territory concerned may be brought to the
Royal Court against a decision by the Magistrate at a re-extradition hearing
that results in the Magistrate’s ordering that a person be discharged.
(2) However,
sub-paragraph (1) does not apply if the order that the person be
discharged was made under paragraph 43 (relating to the withdrawal of a
re-extradition request before the end of the re-extradition hearing).
(3) An
appeal under this paragraph may be brought on a question of law or fact.
(4) Notice
of an appeal under this paragraph shall be given in accordance with rules of
court before the end of the period of 14 days commencing on the day on
which the order for the person’s discharge is made.
28 Royal
Court’s powers on appeal against discharge by Magistrate
(1) On
an appeal under paragraph 27, the Royal Court may –
(a) allow
the appeal; or
(c) dismiss the appeal.
(2) A
question is the relevant question if the Magistrate’s decision on it
resulted in the order that the person be discharged.
(3) The
Royal Court may allow the appeal only on the ground specified in
sub-paragraph (4) or the ground specified in sub-paragraph (5).
(4) The
ground to which this sub-paragraph refers is –
(a) that
the Magistrate ought to have decided the question differently; and
(b) that
if the Magistrate had decided the question in the way in which it ought to have
been decided, the Magistrate would not have been required to order that the
person be discharged.
(5) The
ground to which this sub-paragraph refers is –
(a) that
an issue is raised that was not raised at the re-extradition hearing, or that
evidence is available that was not available at the re-extradition hearing;
(b) that
the issue or evidence would have resulted in the Magistrate’s deciding
differently the question in respect of which the decision resulted in the order
that the person be discharged; and
(c) that
if the Magistrate had decided the question in that way, he or she would not
have been required to order that the person be discharged.
(6) If
the Royal Court allows the appeal, it shall –
(a) quash
the order that the person be discharged; and
(b) direct
the Magistrate to proceed as required if the Magistrate had decided the
question differently at the re-extradition hearing.
29 Detention
pending conclusion of appeal against discharge by Magistrate
(1) If
immediately after the Magistrate orders that a person be discharged, the
Magistrate is informed on behalf of the designated territory concerned of an
intention to appeal under paragraph 27, the Magistrate shall remand the
person in custody or on bail while the appeal is pending.
(2) If
the Magistrate remands the person in custody, the Magistrate may later grant
bail to the person.
(3) An
appeal under paragraph 27 is pending until –
(a) it
is abandoned;
(b) the
Royal Court dismisses the appeal and the circumstances to which
sub-paragraph (4) refers apply;
(c) the
end of the period of 28 days commencing on the day on which leave to
appeal to the Privy Council, against the decision of the Royal Court on the
appeal, is granted; or
(d) no
further step can be taken on behalf of the designated territory in relation to
the appeal unless a court grants leave to take a step out of time,
whichever occurs first.
(4) The
circumstances to which this sub-paragraph refers are that on the dismissing of
the appeal by the Royal Court, the court is not immediately informed on behalf
of the designated territory of an intention to apply for such leave.
30 Appeal
to Royal Court against re-extradition order by Attorney General
(1) A
person may appeal to the Royal Court against a decision by the Attorney General
ordering the person’s re-extradition.
(2) However,
sub-paragraph (1) does not apply if the person has under paragraph 47
consented to being re-extradited.
(3) An
appeal under this paragraph may be brought on a question of law or fact.
(4) Notice
of an appeal under this paragraph shall be given in accordance with rules of
court before the end of the period of 14 days commencing on the day on
which the Attorney General informs the person under paragraph 23(1) that
the Attorney General has ordered the person’s re-extradition.
31 Royal
Court’s powers on appeal against re-extradition order by Attorney General
(1) On
an appeal under paragraph 30, the Royal Court may allow or dismiss the
appeal.
(2) The
Royal Court may allow the appeal only on the ground specified in
sub-paragraph (3) or the ground specified in sub-paragraph (4).
(3) The
ground to which this sub-paragraph refers is –
(a) that
the Attorney General ought to have decided differently a question before the
Attorney General; and
(b) that
if the Attorney General had decided the question in the way in which it ought
to have been decided, the Attorney General would not have ordered the person’s
re-extradition.
(4) The
ground to which this sub-paragraph refers is –
(a) that
an issue is raised that was not raised when the case was being considered by
the Attorney General, or information is available that was not available at
that time;
(b) that
the issue or information would have resulted in the Attorney General deciding
differently a question before the Attorney General; and
(c) that
if the Attorney General had decided the question in that way, he or she would
not have ordered the person’s re-extradition.
(5) If
the Royal Court allows the appeal, it shall –
(a) order
that the person be discharged; and
(b) quash
the order for the person’s re-extradition.
32 Appeal
to Royal Court against discharge by Attorney General
(1) An
appeal may be brought on behalf of the designated territory concerned, to the
Royal Court, against a decision by the Attorney General that results in the
Attorney General’s ordering that a person be discharged.
(2) However,
sub-paragraph (1) does not apply if the order that the person be
discharged was made under paragraph 44 (withdrawal of re-extradition
request after case sent to Attorney General).
(3) An
appeal under this paragraph may be brought on a question of law or fact.
(4) Notice
of an appeal under this paragraph must be given in accordance with rules of
court before the end of the period of 14 days commencing on the day on
which under paragraph 23(4) the Attorney General informs a person acting
on behalf of the designated territory that the order has been made.
33 Royal
Court’s powers on appeal against discharge by Attorney General
(1) On
an appeal under paragraph 32, the Royal Court may –
(a) allow
the appeal; or
(b) dismiss
the appeal.
(2) The
Royal Court may allow the appeal only on the ground specified in
sub-paragraph (3) or the ground specified in sub-paragraph (4).
(3) The
ground to which this sub-paragraph refers is –
(a) that
the Attorney General ought to have decided differently a question before the
Attorney General; and
(b) that
if the Attorney General had decided the question in the way in which it ought
to have been decided, the Attorney General would have ordered the person’s
re-extradition.
(4) The
ground to which this sub-paragraph refers is –
(a) that
an issue is raised that was not raised when the case was being considered by
the Attorney General, or information is available that was not available at
that time;
(b) that
the issue or information would have resulted in the Attorney General deciding
differently a question before the Attorney General; and
(c) if
the Attorney General had decided the question in that way, the Attorney General
would have ordered the person’s re-extradition.
(5) If
the Royal Court allows the appeal, it shall –
(a) quash
the order that the person be discharged; and
(b) order
the person’s re-extradition.
34 Detention
pending conclusion of appeal against discharge by Attorney General
(1) If,
immediately after the Attorney General orders that a person be discharged, the
Attorney General is informed on behalf of the designated territory of an
intention to appeal under paragraph 32, the Magistrate shall remand the
person in custody or on bail while the appeal is pending.
(2) If
the Magistrate remands the person in custody, the Magistrate may later grant
bail to the person.
(3) An
appeal under paragraph 32 is pending until –
(a) it
is abandoned;
(b) the
Royal Court dismisses the appeal and the circumstances to which
sub-paragraph (4) refers apply;
(c) the
end of the period of 28 days commencing on the day on which leave to
appeal to the Privy Council, against the decision of the Royal Court on the
appeal, is granted; or
(d) no
further step can be taken on behalf of the designated territory in relation to
the appeal unless a court grants leave to take a step out of time,
whichever occurs first.
(4) The
circumstances to which this sub-paragraph refers are that on the dismissing of
the appeal by the Royal Court the court is not immediately informed on behalf
of the designated territory of an intention to apply for such leave.
35 Costs
on appeal to Royal Court
On any appeal to it under this Schedule, the Royal Court may make
such order as to costs (in respect of the proceedings before it or in respect
of the re-extradition hearing) as it considers just and reasonable.
36 Time
limit for start of hearing of appeal to Royal Court
(1) Rules
of court shall prescribe the period within which the Royal Court shall begin to
hear an appeal under any of paragraphs 25, 27, 30 and 32.
(2) The
Royal Court may from time to time extend the period in a particular case, if
the court believes that it is in the interests of justice to do so.
(3) The
Royal Court shall begin to hear the appeal before the end of the period.
(4) If
sub-paragraph (3) is not complied with and the appeal is under
paragraph 25 or paragraph 30 –
(a) the
appeal shall be taken to have been allowed by a decision of the Royal Court;
(b) the
person whose re-extradition has been ordered shall be taken to have been
discharged by order of the Royal Court; and
(c) the
order for the person’s re-extradition shall be taken to have been quashed
by the Royal Court.
(5) If
sub-paragraph (3) is not complied with and the appeal is under
paragraph 27 or paragraph 32 the appeal shall be taken to have been
dismissed by a decision of the Royal Court.
37 Further
appeal to Privy Council
(1) An
appeal lies to the Privy Council from a decision of the Royal Court on an
appeal under any of paragraphs 25, 27, 30 and 32.
(2) An
appeal under this paragraph lies at the instance of –
(a) the
person whose re-extradition is requested; or
(b) a
person acting on behalf of the designated territory.
(3) An
appeal under this paragraph lies only with the leave of the Royal Court or the
Privy Council.
(4) Leave
to appeal under this paragraph shall not be granted unless –
(a) the
Royal Court has certified that there is a point of law of general public
importance involved in the decision; and
(b) it
appears to the court granting leave that the point is one that ought to be
considered by the Privy Council.
(5) An
application to the Royal Court for leave to appeal under this paragraph against
its decision shall be made before the end of the period of 14 days
commencing on the day on which the court makes that decision.
(6) An
application to the Privy Council for leave to appeal under this paragraph shall
be made before the end of the period of 14 days commencing on the day on
which the Royal Court refuses leave to appeal.
(7) If
leave to appeal under this paragraph is granted, the appeal shall be brought
before the end of the period of 28 days commencing on the day on which
leave is granted.
(8) If
sub-paragraph (7) is not complied with –
(a) the
appeal shall be taken to have been brought; and
(b) the
appeal shall be taken to have been dismissed by the Privy Council immediately
after the end of the period specified in that sub-paragraph.
(9) For
the purpose of sub-paragraph (8)(b) –
(a) any
power of a court to extend the period permitted for giving notice of appeal;
and
(b) any
power of a court to grant leave to take a step out of time,
shall be disregarded.
(10) The
Royal Court may grant bail to a person appealing under this paragraph or
applying for leave to appeal under this paragraph.
38 Powers
of Privy Council on appeal
(1) On
an appeal under paragraph 37, the Privy Council may allow or dismiss the
appeal.
(2) If
the person whose re-extradition is requested brings an appeal under
paragraph 37, and the Privy Council allows the appeal, the Privy Council
shall –
(a) order
that the person be discharged; and
(b) if
the appeal was against a decision of the Royal Court to dismiss an appeal under
paragraph 25 or paragraph 30 or to allow an appeal under
paragraph 32, quash the order for the person’s re-extradition.
(3) If –
(a) the
Royal Court allows an appeal under paragraph 25 or paragraph 30 by
the person whose re-extradition is requested or dismisses an appeal under
paragraph 32 by a person acting on behalf of the designated territory;
(b) a
person acting on behalf of the designated territory brings an appeal under
paragraph 37 against the decision of the Royal Court; and
(c) the
Privy Council allows the appeal,
the Privy Council shall quash the order discharging the person made
by the Royal Court under paragraph 26(5) or paragraph 33(5), or by
the Attorney General, and order the person to be re-extradited.
(4) If –
(a) the
Royal Court dismisses an appeal under paragraph 27 against a decision made
by the Magistrate at the re-extradition hearing;
(b) a
person acting on behalf of the designated territory brings an appeal under
paragraph 37 against the decision of the Royal Court; and
(c) the
Privy Council allows the appeal,
the Privy Council shall take the steps to which
sub-paragraph (5) refers.
(5) The
steps to which this sub-paragraph refers are –
(a) to
quash the order of the Magistrate discharging the person whose re-extradition
is requested;
(b) to
remit the case to the Magistrate; and
(c) to
direct the Magistrate to proceed as he or she would have been required to do if
the Magistrate had decided the relevant question differently.
(6) A
question is the relevant question if the Magistrate’s decision on it
resulted in the order that the person be discharged.
39 Appeal
to be only remedy
A decision under this Schedule of the Magistrate or the Attorney
General may be questioned in legal proceedings only by means of an appeal under
this Schedule.
Time limit for re-extradition
40 Time
limit for re-extradition if there is no appeal
(1) If –
(a) the
Magistrate orders a person’s re-extradition to a designated territory;
and
(b) no
notice of an appeal under paragraph 25 or paragraph 30 is given
before the end of the period permitted under that paragraph,
the person shall be re-extradited to the designated territory before
the end of the period of 28 days commencing the day on which the
Magistrate makes the order.
(2) However,
sub-paragraph (1) does not apply if the order for the person’s
re-extradition is made under paragraph 48.
(3) If –
(a) the
person is not re-extradited to the designated territory before the end of the
period of 28 days commencing the day on which the Magistrate makes the
order; and
(b) the
person applies to the Magistrate to be discharged,
the Magistrate shall order that the person be discharged, unless
reasonable cause is shown for the delay.
(4) For
the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) –
(a) any
power of a court to extend the period permitted for giving notice of appeal;
and
(b) any
power of a court to grant leave to take a step out of time,
shall be disregarded.
(5) This
paragraph is subject to paragraph 42(6).
41 Time
limit for re-extradition if there is an appeal
(1) If –
(a) there
is an appeal to the Royal Court under any of paragraphs 25, 30 and 32
against a decision or order relating to a person’s re-extradition to a
designated territory; and
(b) the
effect of the decision of the relevant court on appeal is that the person is to
be re-extradited there,
the person shall be re-extradited to the designated territory before
the end of the required period.
(2) The
required period is 28 days commencing –
(a) on
the day on which the decision of the relevant court on appeal becomes final; or
(b) the
day on which further proceedings on appeal are abandoned.
(3) The
relevant court on appeal is –
(a) the
Royal Court, if there is no further appeal to the Privy Council against the
decision on the appeal to the Royal Court, or proceedings on any further appeal
to the Privy Council are abandoned; or
(b) the
Privy Council, if there is a further appeal to the Privy Council and
proceedings on that further appeal are not abandoned.
(4) The
decision of the Royal Court becomes final –
(a) at
the end of the period for applying to the Royal Court for leave to appeal to
the Privy Council under paragraph 37, if there is no application to the
Royal Court for leave under paragraph 37(5);
(b) at
the end of the period permitted for applying to the Privy Council for leave to
appeal under paragraph 37, if the Royal Court refuses leave to appeal
under paragraph 37(5) and there is no application to the Privy Council
itself for leave under paragraph 37(6);
(c) if
the Privy Council refuses leave to appeal under paragraph 37(6); or
(d) if,
leave to appeal under paragraph 37 having been granted,
sub-paragraph (7) of that paragraph (relating to the time for
bringing the appeal) is not complied with.
(5) The
decision of the Privy Council becomes final when it is made.
(6) If –
(a) sub-paragraph (1)
is not complied with; and
(b) the
person applies to the Magistrate to be discharged,
the Magistrate shall order that the person be discharged, unless
reasonable cause is shown for the delay.
(7) For
the purposes of sub-paragraph (4) –
(a) any
power of a court to extend the period permitted for giving notice of appeal;
and
(b) any
power of a court to grant leave to take a step out of time,
shall be disregarded.
(8) This
paragraph is subject to paragraph 42(6).
42 Undertaking
in relation to person serving sentence in Jersey
(1) If –
(a) the
Magistrate orders a person’s re-extradition to a designated territory;
and
(b) the
person is serving a sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention in
Jersey,
the Magistrate may make the order for re-extradition subject to the
condition that re-extradition is not to take place before the Magistrate
receives an undertaking given on behalf of the designated territory in terms
specified by the Magistrate.
(2) The
terms that may be specified by the Magistrate in relation to a person accused
in a designated territory of the commission of an offence include
terms –
(a) that
the person be kept in custody until the conclusion of the proceedings against
the person for the offence and any other offence in respect of which the person
is permitted to be dealt with in the designated territory; and
(b) that
the person be returned to Jersey on the conclusion of those proceedings to
serve the remainder of the person’s sentence.
(3) The
terms that may be specified by the Magistrate in relation to a person alleged
to be unlawfully at large after conviction of an offence by a court in a
designated territory include terms that the person be returned to Jersey to
serve the remainder of his or her sentence after serving any sentence imposed
on that person in the designated territory for –
(a) the
offence; and
(b) any
other offence in respect of which the person is permitted to be dealt with in
the designated territory.
(4) Sub-paragraphs
(5) and (6) apply if the Magistrate makes an order for re-extradition subject
to a condition under sub-paragraph (1).
(5) If
the Magistrate does not receive the undertaking before the end of the period of
21 days commencing on the day on which he or she makes the order, and the
person applies to the Royal Court to be discharged, the Royal Court shall order
that the person be discharged.
(6) If
the Magistrate receives the undertaking before the end of that period –
(a) in
a case where paragraph 40 (relating to the time limit for re-extradition
if there is no appeal) applies, the period of 28 days specified in
paragraph 40(1) for the person’s re-extradition to the designated
territory concerned shall commence on the day on which the Magistrate receives
the undertaking; and
(b) in
a case where paragraph 41 (relating to the time limit for re-extradition
if there is an appeal) applies, the period of 28 days specified in
paragraph 41(2) for the person’s re-extradition to the designated
territory concerned shall commence on the day on which the decision on the
appeal becomes final (within the meaning of that paragraph) or the day on which
the Magistrate receives the undertaking, whichever is later.
Withdrawal of request for re-extradition
43 Withdrawal
of request before end of re-extradition hearing before Magistrate
(1) If,
at any time in the period to which sub-paragraph (2) refers, the
Magistrate is informed by the Attorney General that a request for a person’s
re-extradition has been withdrawn, the Magistrate shall order that the person
be discharged.
(2) The
period to which this sub-paragraph refers is the period –
(a) commencing
when the person first appears or is brought before the Magistrate following the
person’s arrest; and
(b) ending
when the Magistrate orders the person to be discharged or sends the case to the
Attorney General for a decision as to whether the person is to be
re-extradited.
(3) If
the person is not before the Magistrate at the time when the Magistrate orders
that the person be discharged, the Magistrate shall inform the person of the
order as soon as practicable.
44 Withdrawal
of request after case sent to Attorney General
If, at any time in the period –
(a) commencing
when the Magistrate sends the case to the Attorney General for a decision as to
whether the person is to be re-extradited; and
(b) ending
when the person is re-extradited in pursuance of the request for re-extradition
or is discharged,
the Attorney General is informed that a request for the person’s
re-extradition has been withdrawn, the Attorney General shall order that the
person be discharged.
45 Withdrawal
of request while appeal to Royal Court pending
(1) If
at any time in the period –
(a) commencing
when notice of an appeal to the court is given by the person whose
re-extradition is requested or by a person acting on behalf of the designated
territory to which the person’s re-extradition is requested; and
(b) ending
when proceedings on the appeal are abandoned or the court makes its decision on
the appeal,
the Royal Court is informed by the Attorney General that a request
for a person’s re-extradition has been withdrawn, the court shall take
the steps specified in sub-paragraph (2) or sub-paragraph (3) (as the
case requires).
(2) If
the appeal is under paragraph 25 or paragraph 30 (relating to appeals
by persons whose re-extradition is requested), the Royal Court
shall –
(a) order
the person’s discharge; and
(b) quash
the order for the person’s re-extradition, if the Attorney General has
ordered the person’s re-extradition.
(3) If
the appeal is under paragraph 27 or paragraph 32 (relating to appeals
against the discharge of persons whose re-extradition is requested), the Royal
Court shall dismiss the appeal.
(4) If
the person is not before the Royal Court at the time when the court orders his
or her discharge, the court shall inform the person of the order as soon as
practicable.
46 Withdrawal
of request while appeal to Privy Council pending
(1) If
at any time in the period –
(a) commencing
when leave to appeal to the Privy Council is granted to the person whose
re-extradition is requested or a person acting on behalf of the designated
territory to which that re-extradition is requested; and
(b) ending
when proceedings on the appeal are abandoned or the Privy Council makes its
decision on the appeal,
the Privy Council is informed by the Attorney General that a request
for a person’s re-extradition has been withdrawn, the Privy Council shall
take the steps specified in sub-paragraph (2) or sub-paragraph (3)
(as the case requires).
(2) If
the appeal is brought by the person whose re-extradition is requested, the
Privy Council shall –
(a) order
that the person be discharged; and
(b) quash
the order for the person’s re-extradition, in a case where the appeal was
against a decision of the Royal Court to dismiss an appeal under
paragraph 25 or paragraph 30 (appeals by persons whose re-extradition
is requested).
(3) If
the appeal is brought by a person acting on behalf of the designated territory,
the Privy Council shall dismiss the appeal.
(4) If
the person whose re-extradition is requested is not before the Privy Council at
the time when it orders that the person be discharged, the Privy Council shall
inform the person of the order as soon as practicable.
Consent to re-extradition
47 General
provisions as to consent to re-extradition
(1) A
person brought before the Magistrate under Article 72 may consent to the
person’s re-extradition to the designated territory in which the overseas
sentence was imposed.
(2) Consent
under this paragraph must be given in writing before the Magistrate, and is
irrevocable.
48 Consent
to re-extradition before case sent to Attorney General
(1) If
a person consents under paragraph 47 to being re-extradited –
(a) the
Magistrate shall remand the person in custody or on bail; and
(b) if the Magistrate remands the person in custody, the Magistrate
may later grant bail to the person.
(2) If
the Magistrate has not fixed a date on which the re-extradition hearing is to
begin, the Magistrate is not required to do so.
(3) If
the re-extradition hearing has begun, the Magistrate is no longer required to
proceed or continue proceeding under any of paragraphs 2 to 13 (inclusive)
(relating to the re-extradition hearing).
(4) The
Magistrate shall, within the period of 10 days commencing on the day on
which the consent is given, order that the person be re-extradited to the
designated territory.
(5) The
person shall be taken to have waived any right that he or she would have (apart
from the consent) not to be dealt with in the designated territory for an
offence committed before the person’s re-extradition.
(6) Sub-paragraph (4)
has effect subject to paragraph 50.
(7) If
sub-paragraph (4) is not complied with, and the person applies to the
Magistrate to be discharged, the Magistrate shall order that the person be
discharged.
49 Time
limit for re-extradition following consent
(1) This paragraph applies if the Magistrate
makes an order under paragraph 48(4) for a person’s re-extradition
to a designated territory.
(2) The person shall be re-extradited to the
designated territory before the end of the period of 28 days commencing on
the day on which the order is made.
(3) If sub-paragraph (2) is not complied
with, and the person applies to the Magistrate to be discharged, the Magistrate
shall order that the person be discharged, unless reasonable cause is shown for
the delay.
50 Deferral
for competing extradition claim following consent
(1) This paragraph applies if –
(a) a person consents under paragraph 47 to
being re-extradited to a designated territory; and
(b) before the Magistrate orders the person’s
re-extradition under paragraph 48(4), the Magistrate is informed that the
conditions in sub-paragraph (2) are met.
(2) The conditions to which this sub-paragraph
refers are that –
(a) the Attorney General has received another
valid request for the person’s extradition to a designated territory; and
(b) the other request has not been disposed of.
(3) The Magistrate shall not make an order under
paragraph 48(4) until he or she is informed what order has been made under
paragraph 52(2).
(4) If the order under paragraph 52(2) is
for further proceedings on the request under consideration to be deferred until
the other request, or the warrant, has been disposed of, the judge shall remand
the person in custody or on bail.
(5) If the Magistrate remands the person in
custody, the Magistrate may later grant bail to the person.
(6) If –
(a) the order under sub-paragraph (2) or
(3) of paragraph 52 is for further proceedings on the request under
consideration to be deferred until the other request, or the warrant, has been
disposed of; and
(b) an order is made under Article 105 for
proceedings on the request under consideration to be resumed,
the period specified in paragraph 48(4)
is 10 days commencing the day on which the order under Article 105 is
made.
(7) If the order under paragraph 52(2) is
for further proceedings on the other request, or the warrant, to be deferred
until the request under consideration has been disposed of, the period
specified in paragraph 48(4) is 10 days commencing on the day on
which the Magistrate is informed of the order.
51 Re-extradition following deferral for
competing claim
If –
(a) an order is made under paragraph 48(4)
for a person to be re-extradited to a designated territory in pursuance of a request
for the person’s re-extradition;
(b) before the person is re-extradited to the designated
territory an order is made under paragraph 52(2) for the person’s re-extradition
in pursuance of the request to be deferred; and
(c) the Magistrate makes an order under Article 106(2)
for the person’s re-extradition in pursuance of the request to cease to
be deferred,
the required period for the
purposes of paragraph 49(2) is 28 days starting with the day on which
the order under Article 106(2) is made.
Competing extradition requests
52 Competing
extradition requests
(1) This
paragraph applies if –
(a) the
Attorney General receives a valid request for a person’s re-extradition
to a designated territory;
(b) the
person is in Jersey; and
(c) before
the person is re-extradited in pursuance of the request or discharged, the
Attorney General receives another valid request for the person’s
extradition.
(2) If
neither of the requests has been disposed of, the Attorney General may order
proceedings (or further proceedings) on one of the requests to be deferred
until the other request has been disposed of.
(3) If
an order for a person’s extradition has been made in pursuance of the
request under consideration, the Attorney General may order the person’s extradition
in pursuance of that request to be deferred until the other request has been
disposed of.
(4) In
applying this paragraph, the Attorney General shall take account
of –
(a) the
relative seriousness of the offences concerned;
(b) the
place where each offence was committed (or was alleged to have been committed);
(c) the
date when each offence was committed (or was alleged to have been committed);
(d) the
date when each request was received; and
(e) whether,
in the case of each offence, the person is alleged to be accused of its
commission (but not convicted of the offence), or is alleged to be unlawfully
at large after conviction of the offence.
Post-extradition matters
53 Consent
to dealing with another offence
(1) This
paragraph applies if –
(a) a
person is re-extradited to a designated territory; and
(b) the
Attorney General receives a valid request for the Attorney General’s
consent to the person being dealt with in the designated territory for an
offence other than the offence in respect of which the person was extradited.
(2) A
request for consent is valid if it is made by an authority of the designated
territory, and the Attorney General believes that the authority has the
function in that designated territory of making requests for the consent to
which paragraph (1)(b) refers.
(3) The
Attorney General shall serve notice on the person that the Attorney General has
received the request for consent, unless the Attorney General is satisfied that
it would be impracticable to do so.
(4) The
Attorney General shall decide whether the offence is an extradition offence.
(5) If
the Attorney General decides that the offence is not an extradition offence,
the Attorney General shall refuse to give consent.
(6) If
the Attorney General decides that the offence is an extradition offence, the
Attorney General shall decide whether the Magistrate would send the case to the
Attorney General under paragraphs 3 to 13 (inclusive) for the Attorney General’s
decision whether the person should be re-extradited if –
(a) the
person were in Jersey; and
(b) the
Magistrate were required to proceed under paragraph 3 in respect of the
offence for which the Attorney General’s consent is requested.
(7) If
the Attorney General decides the question in sub-paragraph (6) in the
negative, the Attorney General shall refuse to give consent.
(8) If
the Attorney General decides that question in the affirmative, the Attorney
General shall decide whether, if the person were in Jersey, the person’s
re-extradition in respect of the offence would be prohibited under any of
paragraphs 16, 17 and 18.
(9) If
the Attorney General decides the question in sub-paragraph (8) in the
affirmative, the Attorney General shall refuse to give consent.
(10) If the
Attorney General decides that question in the negative, the Attorney General
may give consent.
54 Consent
to further extradition to designated territory
(1) This
paragraph applies if –
(a) a
person is re-extradited to a designated territory (the requesting territory);
and
(b) the
Attorney General receives a valid request for the Attorney General’s
consent to the person’s extradition to another designated territory for
an offence other than the offence in respect of which the person was
re-extradited.
(2) A
request for consent is valid if it is made by an authority of the designated
territory, and the Attorney General believes that the authority has the
function in that designated territory of making requests for the consent to
which sub-paragraph (1)(b) refers.
(3) The
Attorney General shall serve notice on the person that the Attorney General has
received the request for consent, unless the Attorney General is satisfied that
it would be impracticable to do so.
(4) The
Attorney General shall decide whether the offence is an extradition offence in
relation to the designated territory to which sub-paragraph (1)(b) refers.
(5) If
the Attorney General decides that the offence is not an extradition offence,
the Attorney General shall refuse to give consent.
(6) If
the Attorney General decides that the offence is an extradition offence, the
Attorney General shall decide whether the Magistrate would send the case to the
Attorney General under paragraphs 3 to 13 (inclusive) for the Attorney General’s
decision whether the person should be extradited if –
(a) the
person were in Jersey; and
(b) the
Magistrate were required to proceed under paragraph 15 in respect of the
offence for which the Attorney General’s consent is requested.
(7) If
the Attorney General decides the question in sub-paragraph (6) in the
negative, the Attorney General shall refuse to give consent.
(8) If
the Attorney General decides that question in the affirmative, the Attorney
General shall decide whether, if the person were in Jersey, the person’s extradition
in respect of the offence would be prohibited under any of paragraphs 16, 17
and 18.
(9) If
the Attorney General decides the question in sub-paragraph (8) in the
affirmative, the Attorney General shall refuse to give consent.
(10) If the
Attorney General decides that question in the negative, the Attorney General
may give consent.
55 Return
of person to Jersey to serve remainder of sentence
(1) This
paragraph applies to a person who –
(a) is
serving a sentence of imprisonment or another form of detention in Jersey;
(b) is
re-extradited to a designated territory; and
(c) is
subsequently returned to Jersey to serve the remainder of that sentence.
(2) A
person to whom this paragraph applies is liable to be detained in pursuance of
the person’s sentence.
(3) If
the person is at large, he or she shall be treated as being unlawfully at
large.
(4) Time
during which, as a result of his or her re-extradition, the person was not in
Jersey shall not count as time served by the person as part of his or her sentence.
(5) Sub-paragraph (4)
does not apply if –
(a) the
person was re-extradited for the purpose of being prosecuted for an offence;
and
(b) he
or she has not been convicted of the offence or of any other offence in respect
of which the person was permitted to be dealt with in the designated territory.
(6) In
a case to which sub-paragraph (5) refers, time during which as a result of
his or her re-extradition the person was not in Jersey counts as time served by
the person as part of his or her sentence if (but only if) it was spent in
custody in connection with the offence or any other offence in respect of which
he or she was permitted to be dealt with in the designated territory.
SCHEDULE 3
(Article 122)
ENACTMENTS AMENDED
Enactment
|
Amendment
|
Police Procedures and Criminal
Evidence (Jersey) Law 2003
|
By inserting in Article 1(1)
of that Law,[28] in its appropriate
alphabetical order, the following definition –
“ ‘extradition
arrest warrant’ has the same meaning as it has in Article 1(1) of
the Extradition (Jersey) Law 2004;[29]”.
In Article 55(14) of
that Law[30] –
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), by
deleting the word “or”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b), by
substituting for the full stop the word “; or”;
(c) by adding the following
sub-paragraph –
“(c) applies to a
person who is arrested under an extradition arrest warrant.”.
By adding to Article 57
of that Law[31] the following
paragraph –
“(18) Nothing in this Article
applies to a person who is arrested under an extradition arrest
warrant.”.
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