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Supplementary Agreement between Great Britain and Norway respecting the Mutual Surrender of Fugitive Criminals [1907] CATSer 1 (18 February 1907)

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SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND NORWAY RESPECTING THE MUTUAL SURRENDER OF FUGITIVE CRIMINALS

The British and Norwegian Governments, who agree that the Treaty signed at Stockholm on the 26^th June, 1873, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway for the mutual surrender of fugitive criminals shall remain in force between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Norway in so far as its provisions apply to the Kingdom of Norway alone, and who deem it desirable to make certain additions to the said Treaty, have authorized the Undersigned to declare that the following additions should be made to the offences set out in Article II of the said Treaty for which, under the circumstances and conditions stated in the said Treaty, extradition is to be granted:-

19. Perjury and subornation of perjury.

20. Receiving any money, valuable security, or other property, knowing the same to have been stolen or embezzled.

21. Malicious wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm.

22. Unlawful carnal knowledge, or any attempt to have unlawful carnal knowledge, of a girl under the age of sixteen years.

Any offence which, by the laws of both countries, is for the time being an extradition offence.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Undersigned have signed the present Agreement and have affixed thereto the seals of their arms.

DONE at Christiania this 18^th day of February, 1907.

Arthur Herbert

Jørgen Løvland