12. Extradition proceedings

the Attorney General has issued an authority to proceed for an extradition offence in relation to any person;

that person has not under section 11 consented to surrender for the offence;

an application is made to a magistrate by or on behalf of that person or of the requesting country for extradition proceedings to be conducted in relation to him; and

the magistrate considers that that person and the requesting country have had reasonable time to prepare for the conduct of the proceedings, the magistrate shall conduct extradition proceedings as soon as practicable to determine whether he should be surrendered for the extradition offence.