Extradition Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
In force, and amended by 1 amendment Act. Check the amendments before relying on the wording of a section.
The Extradition Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 78 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Extradition Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Extradition Act
- S. 1(1) This Act may be cited as the Extradition Act. Short title and
- S. 2I nterpretation
- S. 3A pplication of Part II
- S. 4E xtraditable offences
- S. 5O bligation to extradite
- S. 6R equest for extradition
- S. 7D ocuments to support request
- S. 8W arrant of arrest
- S. 9(1) A magistrate, if he so thinks proper, may, without an order of the Provisional warrant
- S. 10(1) Where a person claimed is before a magistrate pursuant to section eight or Committal or
- S. 11L apse of time before surrender
- S. 12S urrender of prisoner under warrant of Attorney-General
- S. 13D efinition
- S. 14R equest to foreign country may be made by Attorney-General
- S. 15P erson surrendered may be brought to the Republic
- S. 16A pplication of Part III in relation to Commonwealth countries
- S. 17E xtraditable offences under this Part
- S. 18(1) Every person claimed by a declared Commonwealth country is liable, Liability of person
- S. 19R estrictions on power of Attorney-General
- S. 20N otices by Attorney-General
- S. 21I ssue of warrants
- S. 22P roceedings after arrest
- S. 23P ower of magistrate or court to discharge or to postpone surrender
- S. 24(1) When, in pursuance of this Part, a magistrate commits a person claimed (in Surrender of person
- S. 25D efinition
- S. 26R equest to Commonwealth country to be made by Attorney-General
- S. 27P erson surrendered may be brought to the Republic
- S. 28This Part shall apply to all requests for extradition made pursuant to Part II and Application of Part IV
- S. 29S eizure and handing over of property
- S. 30G eneral power of Attorney-General to release
- S. 31P olitical offences
- S. 32R ace, religion or nationality
- S. 33Extradition shall not be granted for offences under military law which are not Military offences
- S. 34Z ambian citizens
- S. 35P lace of commission
- S. 36P ending proceedings for the same offence
- S. 37(1) Subject to the provisions of sections thirty and thirty-eight and of subsection Discharge of person
- S. 38P ostponement of surrender
- S. 39N on bis in idem
- S. 40L apse of time
- S. 41C apital punishment
- S. 42R ule of speciality
- S. 43R e-extradition to a third country
- S. 44C onflicting requests
- S. 45A pplication of Part V
- S. 46B acking of warrant issued in another country
- S. 47P rovisional warrant
- S. 48S earch warrant
- S. 49P roceedings after arrest
- S. 50P ower of magistrate to order discharge or to postpone surrender of person
- S. 51R eview of order of magistrate
- S. 52R estrictions on return of person
- S. 53D ischarge of prisoner
- S. 54(1) Any deposition or statement on oath or affirmation taken in the foreign Evidence and
- S. 55E scape
- S. 56C onditions of imprisonment
- S. 57R ule of speciality re a person surrendered to the Republic
- S. 58T ransit
- S. 59O ffences committed abroad by Zambian citizens
- S. 60P rescribed forms
- S. 61R egulations
- S. 62R ules of court
- S. 63O fficial seal
- S. 64(1) Pending the coming into operation of Part II, the Minister responsible for Power to implement
- S. 65P ower to implement Part III pending commencement
- S. 66P rovisions relating to sections 64 and 65
- S. 67(1) The Extradition and Fugitive Offenders Act and the Fugitive Offenders Repeals and savings.
- S. is not conveyed out of the Republic within one month after the date when his
- S. IPRELIMINARYPART I PRELIMINARY
- S. IIEXTRADITION TO AND FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIESPART II EXTRADITION TO AND FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES
- S. IIIEXTRADITION TO AND FROM DECLARED COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIESPART III EXTRADITION TO AND FROM DECLARED COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES
- S. IVGENERAL PROVISIONS ON EXTRADITIONPART IV GENERAL PROVISIONS ON EXTRADITION
- S. IXIINTERIM PROVISIONSPART IX IINTERIM PROVISIONS
- S. VRECIPROCAL BACKING OF WARRANTSPART V RECIPROCAL BACKING OF WARRANTS
- S. VIMISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO SURRENDER AND RETURNPART VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO SURRENDER AND RETURN
- S. VIIOFFENCES COMMITTED ABROAD BY ZAMBIAN CITIZENSPART VII OFFENCES COMMITTED ABROAD BY ZAMBIAN CITIZENS
- S. VIIIFORMS, REGULATIONS, RULESPART VIII FORMS, REGULATIONS, RULES
- S. XREPEALSPART X REPEALS