Extradition Act · s 10

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s 10Arrest and remand on authority to proceed

(1)

A person who is arrested under a warrant issued under section 9(3)

shall be brought before a magistrate as soon as practicable.

(2)

The magistrate shall —

(a)

remand the person in custody; or

(b)

if the magistrate is satisfied that he is unlikely to abscond, release him on bail for a period that is necessary for proceedings under this Part to be conducted.

(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.

Extradition proceedings