Clause 23
Consequential and related amendments to Maritime Offences Act 2003
of Extradition (Amendment) Bill
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Clause 23
Section 15 of the Maritime Offences Act 2003 is amended —
(a)
by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) Every relevant maritime offence and every relevant fixed platform offence are deemed to be extradition offences under the Extradition Act 1968.”; and
(b)
by deleting the words “extradition crimes” in subsections (2)(b) and (3)(b) and substituting in each case the words “extradition offences”.