Extradition Act · s 15

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15.
Supporting documents
(1) In section 14, supporting documents, in relation to an extradition offence means —
(a) a description of the person sought, together with any other information that may help to establish his identity and nationality;
(b) the text of the law creating the offence or, if the offence is not created by statute, a statement of the offence;
(c) the text of the law of the requesting country that prescribes the penalty or, if the penalty is not prescribed by statute, a statement of the penalty that can be imposed;
(d) a statement of the acts that constitute the offence, and details of the time and place the offence was committed;

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(e) if that person is accused of the offence, a warrant issued by the requesting country for his arrest for the offence, or an authenticated copy of the warrant; and
(f) if that person has been convicted of the offence, documents, or authenticated copies of documents, that provide evidence —
(i) of the conviction;
(ii) of the sentence imposed or intended to be imposed;
(iii) whether the sentence imposed has been carried out;
(iv) whether the sentence is immediately enforceable.
(2) If —
(a) a document relevant to the proceedings contains a deficiency;
and
(b) the magistrate considers the deficiency to be minor, he shall adjourn the proceedings for a reasonable period to allow the deficiency to be remedied.
(3) Any document that is duly authenticated is admissible in the proceedings without further proof.
(4) A document that is sought by or on behalf of the requesting country to be admitted in the proceedings is duly authenticated if —
(a) it purports to be signed or certified by a judge, magistrate or other judicial officer in or of the requesting country; and
(b) it purports to be authenticated by the oath of a witness or to be sealed with an official or public seal —
(i) of the requesting country or of a Minister or a department or officer of the Government of that country;
or
(ii) of the person administering the Government of that country or of any person administering a department of the Government of that country if the extradition country is a colony, territory or protectorate.

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(5) Nothing in this section prevents the proof of any matter or the admission of any document in the proceedings in accordance with any other law of Brunei Darussalam.

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s 15Supporting documents

(1)

In section 14, supporting documents, in relation to an extradition offence means —

(a)

a description of the person sought, together with any other information that may help to establish his identity and nationality;

(b)

the text of the law creating the offence or, if the offence is not created by statute, a statement of the offence;

(c)

the text of the law of the requesting country that prescribes the penalty or, if the penalty is not prescribed by statute, a statement of the penalty that can be imposed;

(d)

a statement of the acts that constitute the offence, and details of the time and place the offence was committed;

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(e)

if that person is accused of the offence, a warrant issued by the requesting country for his arrest for the offence, or an authenticated copy of the warrant; and

(f)

if that person has been convicted of the offence, documents, or authenticated copies of documents, that provide evidence —

(i)

of the conviction;

(ii)

of the sentence imposed or intended to be imposed;

(iii)

whether the sentence imposed has been carried out;

(iv)

whether the sentence is immediately enforceable.

(2)

If —

(a)

a document relevant to the proceedings contains a deficiency;

and

(b)

the magistrate considers the deficiency to be minor, he shall adjourn the proceedings for a reasonable period to allow the deficiency to be remedied.

(3)

Any document that is duly authenticated is admissible in the proceedings without further proof.

(4)

A document that is sought by or on behalf of the requesting country to be admitted in the proceedings is duly authenticated if —

(a)

it purports to be signed or certified by a judge, magistrate or other judicial officer in or of the requesting country; and

(b)

it purports to be authenticated by the oath of a witness or to be sealed with an official or public seal —

(i)

of the requesting country or of a Minister or a department or officer of the Government of that country;

(ii)

of the person administering the Government of that country or of any person administering a department of the Government of that country if the extradition country is a colony, territory or protectorate.

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(5)

Nothing in this section prevents the proof of any matter or the admission of any document in the proceedings in accordance with any other law of Brunei Darussalam.