Extradition Act · s 60

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s 60Simultaneous requests

(1)

If requests for the surrender of a person are received from more than one extradition country, the Attorney General may surrender him to either of such countries as he thinks fit.

(2)

The Attorney General in determining to which country he should be surrendered shall consider all the circumstances of the case and in particular —

(a)

the relative seriousness of the offences;

(b)

the relative dates on which the requests were made; and

(c)

the citizenship or other national status of that person and his ordinary residence.