(b) the offence was not committed there but was
committed in circumstances in which he might
be returned on a request made by the country
of conviction.
(4) In this section "the relevant legislation "means -
(a) if the request is made by some person recognised
as a diplomatic representative of a foreign
state in the case of which the Extradition
Act 1870 applies, the Extradition Acts 1970
to 1935;
(b) if it is made by or on behalf of the Government of a designated Commonwealth country or the
Governor of a United Kingdom dependency,
the Fugitive Offenders Act 1967; and (c). in any other case, sections 1 to 17 above.'
Application to colonies
Mr John Patten
To move the following Clause
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'(1) Upon the making of an Order in Council under section 2 above, sections 1(1) to (7) and 2 to [Persons serving sentences outside country of conviction] above shall, unless the Order otherwise provides, extend to every colony, as regards the extradition arrangements to which the Order refers, but -
(a) with the modifications specified in subsections (2)
to (5) below; and
(b) with any further modifications as to procedure
prescribed by the law of the colony.