Extradition (European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism) Act, 1987
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 Saving.  |   
 11.—Nothing in this Act shall prevent—  | |
(a) an offence from being regarded as not being a political  | ||
offence or as an offence connected with a political offence, or  | ||
(b) proceedings for an offence from being regarded as not being  | ||
a criminal matter of a political character,  | ||
for the purposes mentioned in subsection (2) of section 3 in circumstances or by reason of considerations other than those referred to in that section or section 4 .  |