Extradition Act · s 7

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7.
Arrest and remand on provisional arrest warrant
(1) A person arrested under a provisional arrest warrant shall be brought before a magistrate as soon as practicable.
(2) Until the Attorney General issues an authority to proceed, the magistrate shall —
(a) remand that person in custody; or
(b) if the magistrate is satisfied that he is unlikely to abscond, release him on bail.

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(3) A magistrate who releases a person on bail may order that his passport and other travel documents be surrendered until the extradition proceedings are concluded.
(4)  Subject to section 8, a person shall not be remanded in custody or released on bail for a period longer than 60 days.
(5) After remanding him, the magistrate shall —
(a) inform the Attorney General —
(i) that he has remanded that person;
(ii) of the name of the requesting country;
(iii) of the offence for which surrender is being sought; and
(b) provide to the Attorney General and the person being remanded a copy of the documents on which the issue of the provisional arrest warrant is based.

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s 7Arrest and remand on provisional arrest warrant

(1)

A person arrested under a provisional arrest warrant shall be brought before a magistrate as soon as practicable.

(2)

Until the Attorney General issues an authority to proceed, the magistrate shall —

(a)

remand that person in custody; or

(b)

if the magistrate is satisfied that he is unlikely to abscond, release him on bail.

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(3)

A magistrate who releases a person on bail may order that his passport and other travel documents be surrendered until the extradition proceedings are concluded.

(4)

Subject to section 8, a person shall not be remanded in custody or released on bail for a period longer than 60 days.

(5)

After remanding him, the magistrate shall —

(a)

inform the Attorney General —

(i)

that he has remanded that person;

(ii)

of the name of the requesting country;

(iii)

of the offence for which surrender is being sought; and

(b)

provide to the Attorney General and the person being remanded a copy of the documents on which the issue of the provisional arrest warrant is based.