Law library · Sierra Leone · * The Extradition Act, 1870, and the Acts amending the same apply to the Colony.
Section 5: Where this Ordinance applies in the case of any foreign
Status not yet checked* The Extradition Act, 1870, and the Acts amending the same apply to the Colony., Sierra Leone
State, every fugitive criminal of that State who is in or suspected
of being in any part of the Protectorate shall be liable to be
apprehended and surrendered in manner provided by this
Ordinance whether the crime in respect of which the surrender
is sought was committed before or after the coming into
operation of this Ordinance, and whether there is or is not any
concurrent jurisdiction in any Court of Her Majesty's dominions
or of the Protectorate over that crime.
Order of 6. (I) A requisition for the surrender of a fugitive criminal of
Governor for
issue of any foreign State, who is in, or suspected of being in, the
warrant in Protectorate, shall be made to the Governor by some person
Protectorate . d b h G a· I t" t . fif crime is not recogmse y t e overnor as a 1p oma lC represen atiVe o
of a political that foreign State. The Governor may, by order under his
;harac~r. hand, signify to a Magistrate that such requisition has been
orm · made, and require him to issue his warrant for the apprehension
of the fugitive criminal.
Governor
may refuse
order.
Issue of
warrant by
Magistrate,
etc.
Form 2.
Form 3.
(2} If the Governor is of opinion that the offence is one of a
political character, he may, if he think fit, refuse to send any
such order, and may also at any time order a fugitive criminal
accused or convicted of such offence to be discharged from
custody.
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