Extradition Act 1968
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part 2 APPLICATION OF ACT
3 Application of this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) in relation to foreign States to which Extradition Acts 1870 to 1935 applied
4 Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) may be applied in relation to foreign State by Gazette notification
5 Effect of applying this Act (except for Parts 5 and 6) in relation to foreign State by Gazette notification
6 Application to declared Commonwealth territories
Part 3 EXTRADITION FROM SINGAPORE
7 Liability of fugitive to be surrendered
8 Restrictions on surrender of persons to foreign States
9 Restrictions on surrender of persons to declared Commonwealth territories
10 Restriction on power of Minister to authorise apprehension, or order surrender, of fugitive
11 Notice by Minister
12 Issue of warrants by Magistrate
13 Power to execute warrant
14 Bail and bond
15 Search and seizure upon and after apprehension of person
15A Magistrate to ascertain whether apprehended person consents to surrender, etc.
16 Order by Magistrate if apprehended person does not consent to surrender
17 Review of Magistrate’s order
18 Reference to Court of Appeal of matter determined by General Division of High Court
19 Surrender of fugitive
20 Court’s powers relating to property
21 Surrender by consent
22 Discharge of fugitive not conveyed out of Singapore within 2 months
Part 4 EXTRADITION TO SINGAPORE
23 Application of this Part
24 Request for surrender of person to be made by Minister
25 Person surrendered may be brought into Singapore
26 Person surrendered to Singapore in respect of offence not to be prosecuted or detained for other offences
Part 5 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS IN RELATION TO DECLARED COMMONWEALTH TERRITORIES
27 Application of this Part in relation to declared Commonwealth territories
28 Offences not of political character in declared Commonwealth territories
29 Additional restrictions on power of Minister to authorise apprehension, or order surrender, of fugitive
30 Person surrendered may consent to other offences being taken into consideration for sentencing
Part 6 EXTRADITION TO AND FROM MALAYSIA
32 Application to Malaysia and definition
33 Endorsement of warrants
34 Issue of warrants
35 Proceedings after apprehension of person
36 Restriction on power of Magistrate to order surrender of person
37 Review of order of Magistrate
38 Discharge of person who is not conveyed out of Singapore within one month
39 Person surrendered from Malaysia
Part 7 CONVENTION OFFENCES
40 Act may be applied to Convention State
41 Effect of applying Act to Convention State
Part 8 EVIDENTIAL PROVISIONS
42 Admissibility of statements in evidence
43 Overseas documents admissible in evidence if duly authenticated
44 Record of case
45 Application of sections 238A and 281 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 to court proceedings
46 Other modes of proving evidence not affected
Part 9 MISCELLANEOUS
47 Jurisdiction as to offences committed at sea or in air
48 Jurisdiction of courts
49 Simultaneous requests
49A Arrest of person committed in prison or held in custody under this Act, etc.
50 Delegation
51 Power to amend Schedules
52 Power to make rules