15. Supporting documents

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

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

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;

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

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

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

of the conviction;

of the sentence imposed or intended to be imposed;

whether the sentence imposed has been carried out;

whether the sentence is immediately enforceable.

a document relevant to the proceedings contains a deficiency;

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

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

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

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

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.