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Amendment of Act of 1965.
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7.—The Act of 1965 is hereby amended—
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(a) in section 3(1), by the insertion of the following definition:
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“‘torture’ has the meaning assigned to it by the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention against Torture) Act, 2000.”,
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(b) in section 11, by the insertion after subsection (2) of the following:
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“(2A) The same rule shall apply if there are substantial grounds for believing that if the request for extradition is granted the person claimed may be subjected to torture.”,
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(c) in section 33(3), by the insertion after “or political opinion” of “or that he may be subjected to torture”,
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(d) in section 44(2), by the insertion in subparagraph (ii) (inserted by section 8 of the Act of 1987) after “these reasons” of “or that he may be subjected to torture”, and
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(e) in section 50(2), by the insertion in paragraph (bb) (inserted by section 9 of the Act of 1987) after “these reasons,” of “or that he may be subjected to torture,”.
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