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CHP 8
CHAPTER 8
EXTRADITION
1 of 1915
2 of 1933
(Cap. 8 of 1951)
S 84/57
S 99/59
20 of 1983
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CHAPTER 8
EXTRADITION ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
3. Construction of First Schedule.
4. Act may be applied by order in relation to foreign State.
5. Restriction on surrender of criminals.
6. Liability of criminal to surrender.
7. Order of Attorney General for issue of warrant if crime is
not of a political character.
8. Issue of warrant by magistrate.
9. Hearing of case and evidence of political character of
crime.
10. Committal or discharge of prisoner.
11. Surrender of fugitive to foreign State by warrant of
Attorney General.
12. Discharge of persons apprehended if not conveyed out of
Brunei Darussalam within two months.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
SCHEDULES
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6. Where this Act applies in the case of any foreign State, Liability of
criminal to
every fugitive criminal of that State who is in or suspected of surrender.
being in Brunei Darussalam shall be liable to be apprehended
and surrendered in manner provided by this Act, whether the
crime in respect of which the surrender is sought was committed
before or after the commencement of this Act, and whether there
is or is not any concurrent jurisdiction in any court in Brunei
Darussalam over that crime.
7. (1) A requisition for the surrender of a fugitive criminal Order of
Attorney
of any foreign State who is in, or suspected of being in, Brunei General for
Darussalam shall be made to the Attorney General by a issue of
diplomatic representative of that State. The Attorney General warrant if
crime is not of
may, by order under his hand and seal, signify to a magistrate a political
that such requisition has been made and require him to issue his character.
warrant for the apprehension of the fugitive criminal.
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a report of the fact of such issue, together with the evidence and
information or complaint, or certified copies thereof, to the
Attorney General, who may, if he thinks fit, order the warrant to
be cancelled and the person who has been apprehended on the
warrant to be discharged.
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FIRST SCHEDULE
(Section 2)
List of Crimes
Criminal misappropriation;
Rape;
Abduction;
Kidnapping;
Housebreaking;
Mischief by fire;
Robbery;
Assault on board a ship on the high seas with intent to destroy life or to
cause grievous hurt;
Wrongly confinement;
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Any offence not before mentioned which is punishable under the following
provisions of law or any of them or under any law amending or substituted for
the same:
SECOND SCHEDULE
(Section 19)
Forms
Form 1
Order of Attorney General to the Magistrate
To , a magistrate.
Whereas, a requisition has been made to me the Attorney General, Brunei
Darussalam, by , the diplomatic representative of ,
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foreign State in relation to which the Extradition Act applies for the surrender
of , late of , accused (or convicted) of the
commission of the crime of ithin the jurisdiction of :
Now I, , Attorney General, Brunei Darussalam, do hereby by
this may order under my hand and seal, signify to you that such requisition has
been made and require you to issue your warrant for the apprehension of such
fugitive, provided that the conditions of the Extradition Act relating to the
issue of such warrant are, in your judgment, complied with.
Given under the hand and seal of the undersigned, Attorney General,
Brunei Darussalam this day of , 19 .
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Form 2
(Magistrate)
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Form 3
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(Magistrate)
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Form 4
Warrant of Committal
This is therefore to command you, the said police officer, forthwith to con-
vey and deliver the said into the custody of the officer in charge of the
prison at and you, the said officer in charge of the prison, to receive
the said into your custody and him there safely to keep until he is
thence delivered pursuant to the provisions of the said Act, for which this shall
be your warrant.
(Magistrate)
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Form 5
Now I do hereby, in pursuance of the said Act, order you, the said officer in
charge of the prison, to deliver the said into the custody of the said
, and I command you, the said ,to receive
the said into your custody and to convey him and there
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place him in the custody of any person or persons appointed by the authorities
of to receive him, for which this shall be your warrant.
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[Subsidiary]
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
Foreign States to which the Act applies by order under section 4(2)
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