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UK Law Reference
All sections of Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Act 2020
2020 c. 18, s.1

Section 1 — Power of arrest for extradition purposes

This version in force from 2020-12-31

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

The Schedule—

(a) creates a power of arrest, without warrant, for the purpose of extraditing people for serious offences, and

(b) contains consequential amendments and a power to make further amendments.