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Extradition Act - Extradition (Designated Countries) (Amendment) Order 1995

LAWS OF TONGA

Section 1

EXTRADITION (DESIGNATED COUNTRIES) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 1995

GS 7 of 1996

EXTRADITION ACT

[23rd September 1996]

ORDER IN COUNCIL

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Extradition Act (Cap. 22), as amended, His Majesty in Council makes the following Order:

1.

(1). This Order may be cited as the Extradition (Designated Countries) (Amendment) Order 1995.

(2). The Extradition (Designated Countries) Order (Cap. 22) is in this Order referred to as the Principal Order.

2. Section 2 of the Principal Order is amended by inserting the following at the end thereof:

"Requests for extradition from those countries may be made by a record of the case in accordance with the proviso to section 7(2) of the Extradition Act."

3. Section 3 of the Principal Order is amended by inserting the following at the end thereof:

"Requests for extradition from the United States of America may be made by a record of the case in accordance with the proviso to section 7(2) of the Extradition Act".

4. Section 4 of the Principal Order is amended by inserting the following as paragraph (g):

"(g). Requests for extradition from the Federal Republic of Germany may be made by a record of the case in accordance with the proviso to section 7(2) of the Extradition Act."

Made at Nuku'alofa this 21st day of December, 1995.

By Command 'Ofa Tu'i'onetoa Clerk to Privy Council