Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984

This Act lets the relevant Minister issue warrants to transfer detained persons between the UK and certain places outside the British Islands, but only when the treaty conditions, agreement, and any required consent are met.

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Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Instrument
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Language
en
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About this statute

This Act lets the relevant Minister issue warrants to transfer detained persons between the UK and certain places outside the British Islands, but only when the treaty conditions, agreement, and any required consent are met. This provision sets rules for transit orders, detention and search powers, ministerial notification, and expense recovery for prisoners in transit. This segment is an amendment history: it records later insertions, substitutions, repeals, transfers of functions, and territorial extension affecting the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984.