(1)Schedule 2 to this Order specifies in the first column foreign States which are Parties to the Convention and with which extradition treaties (and Orders in Council under section 2 of the Extradition Act 1870) are for the time being in force, in the second column the dates of those treaties, and in the third column those Orders in Council; and
(2)Schedule 1 to the Extradition Act 1989 shall apply in the case of a State specified in the first column in accordance with the extradition treaty whose date is specified in the corresponding entry in the second column, as supplemented by paragraphs 1 and 4 of Article 8 of the Convention; and the Order in Council which gives effect to that extradition treaty shall be construed accordingly.
The Extradition Act 1989, so far as it relates to extradition procedures under Part III of that Act, shall apply in the case of a State specified in Part I of Schedule 3 to this Order (being States in respect of which the Convention is in force) subject to the limitations, restrictions, exceptions and qualifications contained in Part II of that Schedule.
This Order extends only to the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, and to those territories which are specified in Schedule 4 to this Order.
(6)As soon as this Convention comes into force, it shall be registered by the Depositary Governments pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations and pursuant to Article 83 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944).
(1)For the purposes of this Convention, an aircraft is considered to be in flight at any time from the moment when all its external doors are closed following embarkation until the moment when any such door is opened for disembarkation. In the case of a force landing, the flight shall be deemed to continue until the competent authorities take over responsibility for the aircraft and for persons and property on board.
(2)This Convention shall not apply to aircraft used in military, customs or police services.
(3)This Convention shall apply only if the place of take-off or the place of actual landing of the aircraft on board which the offence is committed is situated outside the territory of the State of registration of that aircraft: it shall be immaterial whether the aircraft is engaged in an international or domestic flight.
(4)In the cases mentioned in Article 5, this Convention shall not apply if the place of take-off and the place of actual landing of the aircraft on board which the offence is committed are situated within the territory of the same State where the State is one of those referred to in that article.
(5)Notwithstanding paragraphs 3 and 4 of this article, Articles 6, 7, 8 and 10 shall apply whatever the place of take-off or the place of actual landing of the aircraft, if the offender or the alleged offender is found in the territory of a State other than the State of registration of that aircraft.
(1)The Extradition Act 1989 shall have effect in relation to a State specified in Part I of this Schedule only in respect of—
(a)an offence mentioned in section 22(4)(b) of that Act;
(b)an attempt to commit such an offence;
(c)counselling, procuring, commanding, aiding or abetting such an offence;
(d)being an accessory before or after the fact to such an offence.
(2)No proceeding shall be taken on an application for a provisional warrant to be issued under section 8(1)(b) of the 1989 Act, and no such warrant shall be issued, unless the application is made with the consent of the Secretary of State signified by an Order in the form set out in Part III of this Schedule or in a form to the like effect; but except as aforesaid the signification of consent shall not affect the provisions of the said section 8.