Extradition Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part 4
27. Arrest and remand on provisional arrest warrant
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A person arrested under a provisional arrest warrant shall be brought before a magistrate as soon as practicable.
provisional arrest warrant
“provisional arrest warrant” means — (a) in Part 2, a warrant, in accordance with Form 1 in Schedule 4, issued under section 6(1); (b) in Part 4, a warrant, in accordance with Form 2 in Schedule 4, issued under section 26;
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Unless the designated country produces the original warrant on which the provisional arrest warrant was based, the magistrate shall —
designated country
“designated country” means a country specified in Schedule 2;
remand that person in custody; or
if the magistrate is satisfied that he is unlikely to abscond, releases him on bail whether with or without sureties;
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.
A person shall not be remanded in custody or released on bail for a period longer than 28 days.
Terms defined in s 2
designated country
Defined · s 2“designated country” means a country specified in Schedule 2;
original warrant
Defined · s 2“original warrant” means a warrant issued in a designated country for the arrest of a person;
provisional arrest warrant
Defined · s 2“provisional arrest warrant” means — (a) in Part 2, a warrant, in accordance with Form 1 in Schedule 4, issued under section 6(1); (b) in Part 4, a warrant, in accordance with Form 2 in Schedule 4, issued under section 26;
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