· (5)

'Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c.16)

73A. The following sections shall be inserted after section 93 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982-

"Extradition under Part I of Criminal Justice Act 1988.

Application

outside United Kingdom of

sections 93 and 93A.

93A. (1) Where-

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(a) no such arrangement as is mentioned in section 2 of the Extradition Act 1870 has been made with a Convention country; and

(b) general extradition arrangements have not been made with that country under Part I of the Criminal Justice Act 1988,

Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 specified in subsection (2) below shall apply as between the United Kingdom and that country, subject to the limitations, restrictions, exceptions and qualifications, if any, contained in the Order, as if the Con- vention constituted general extradition arrangements made with that country under Part I of that Act, but only in respect of the following offences-

(i) an offence committed on board an aircraft in flight

registered in that country;

(ii) an attempt to commit such an offence;

(iii) counselling, procuring, commanding, aiding or abetting

such an offence; and

(iv) being accessory before or after the fact to such an

offence.

(2) The provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 mentioned in subsection (1) above are-

(a) section 1(1) to (8);

(b) sections 3 to 10; and

(c) sections 12 to 18.

(3) An Order in Council under this section may not provide that a court determining whether a person arrested for an offence mentioned in subsection (1) above shall not be under a duty to determine whether the evidence would be sufficient to warrant his trial if the offence had taken place within the jurisdiction of the court.

(4) Subsections (4) and (5) of section 92 above shall apply for the purposes of this section as they apply for the purposes of that section.

93B.—(1) Sections 17 and 22 of the Extradition Act 1870 shall extend to section 93 above.

(2) Sections 19, (Application of general extradition arrange- ments to Colonies) and (Special extradition arrangements Colonies) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 shall extend to section 93A above and to section 92(4) and (5) above as they apply for the purposes of section 93A above.”.'.

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