European Arrest Warrant Act 2003
Pardon or amnesty.
39.—(1) F146[…]
F147[(2) A person shall not be surrendered under this Act where he or she has, in accordance with the law of the State, become immune, by virtue of any amnesty or pardon, from prosecution or punishment in the State for the offence specified in the relevant arrest warrant issued in respect of him or her, where that offence is one that the State has jurisdiction to prosecute under its own law.]
(3) F146[…]
Annotations
Amendments:
F146
Repealed (1.05.2024) by European Arrest Warrant (Amendment) Act 2024 (9/2024), s. 31(c), S.I. No. 180 of 2024, subject to transitional provision in s. 2.
F147
Substituted (1.05.2024) by European Arrest Warrant (Amendment) Act 2024 (9/2024), s. 25, S.I. No. 180 of 2024, subject to transitional provision in s. 2.
Editorial Notes:
E51
Previous affecting provision: subs. (2) amended (30.03.2021) by European Union (European Arrest Warrant Act 2003) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 150 of 2021), reg. 30(b), in effect as per reg. 1(2); subsection substituted (1.05.2024) as per F-note above.
E52
Previous affecting provision: subss. (1), (3) amended (30.03.2021) by European Union (European Arrest Warrant Act 2003) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 150 of 2021), reg. 30(a), (c), in effect as per reg. 1(2); subsections repealed (1.05.2024) as per F-note above.