§ 146 Clause 143, page 115, line 35, after ("him"") insert ("; and section 16(1) (c) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (costs on dismissal) shall apply accordingly reading the reference to the dismissal of the information as a reference to the discharge of the person arrested.":,')
§ The Commons agreed to this amendment with the following consequential amendment to the Bill:
§ 146A Page 115, line 49, after 'Wales' insert '; and section 16(1) (c) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (costs on dismissal) shall apply accordingly reading the reference to the dismissal of the information as a reference to the discharge of the prisoner'..
§ Baroness BlatchMy Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 146A to Lords Amendment No. 146. This amendment is necessary to extend the provisions of Amendment No. 146 which ensures that in extradition proceedings magistrates retain the power which they would otherwise lose by virtue of the abolition of committal proceedings to award costs if they decide to discharge the person sought. However, it applies to Commonwealth countries and those countries which are signatories of the European Convention on Extradition and does not cover countries covered by Schedule 1 to the Extradition Act 1989, with whom we have separate 521 treaties; for example, the United States. Amendment No. 146A is therefore a minor and consequential amendment proposed to rectify the omission. I beg to move.
§ Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their consequential amendment to the Bill numbered 146A.—(Baroness Blatch.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.