International War Crimes Tribunals Act, 1998

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Postponement of surrender order.

20.—(1) The Minister may postpone for a period the making of a surrender order in respect of a person so that other criminal proceedings against him or her may proceed in the State in so far as they relate to conduct that would not constitute an international tribunal crime.

(2) In deciding whether to postpone for a period the making of a surrender order, the Minister shall have regard to the seriousness of the offence to which the other criminal proceedings relate.

(3) In this section, “other criminal proceedings” does not include proceedings under Part II or III of the Extradition Acts, 1965 to 1994.