Restrictions on surrender of persons to Commonwealth countries
20.—(1) A person shall not be liable to be surrendered to a declared Commonwealth country if the offence to which the requisition for his surrender relates is, or is by reason of the circumstances in which it is alleged to have been committed or was committed, an offence of a political character.
(2) A person who is held in custody, or has been admitted to bail, in Singapore in respect of an offence that is alleged to have been committed in Singapore, or is undergoing a sentence of imprisonment for a conviction in Singapore, shall not be liable to be surrendered to a declared Commonwealth country until he has been discharged from custody, or the recognizances upon which he was admitted to bail have been discharged, as the case may be, whether as a result of his acquittal, on the expiration of his sentence or otherwise.
(3) A person shall not be liable to be surrendered to a declared Commonwealth country in respect of an offence if he has been acquitted or pardoned by a competent tribunal or authority in any country, or has undergone the punishment provided by the law of, or of a part of, any country, in respect of that offence or of another offence constituted by the same act or omission as that offence.