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Prevention Of Hostage Taking Act (No. 41 of 2000) - Sect 6

Amendment to Extradition Law

6. (1) The Extradition Law No. 8 of 1977 is hereby amended by the insertion immediately before Part B of the Schedule to that Law, of the following item :"
"(44) Hostage taking."'.
(2) Where a request is made under the Extradition Law, No. 8 of 1977. by or on behalf of a Convention State, for the extradition of a person accused or convicted of an offence falling within the description set out in the Schedule to this Act, the Extradition Law, No. 8 of 1977 shall, in its application to such request, have effect as if for the words "race, religion, nationality or political opinions" appearing in paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of section 7 of that Law, there were substituted the words "race, religion, nationality, ethnic origins or political opinions".


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