Extradition Act · s 27

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s 27Arrest 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.

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(2)

Unless the designated country produces the original warrant on which the provisional arrest warrant was based, the magistrate shall —

(a)

remand that person in custody; or

(b)

if the magistrate is satisfied that he is unlikely to abscond, releases him on bail whether with or without sureties;

(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)

A person shall not be remanded in custody or released on bail for a period longer than 28 days.