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Extradition Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part 4
Extradition Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part 4
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
At the proceedings, the magistrate shall ask that person if he consents to being surrendered.
Extradition
If —
that person informs the magistrate that he consents to being surrendered; and
the magistrate is satisfied that the consent was given voluntarily, the magistrate shall inform him of the effect of consenting.
The effect of consenting is that —
he will be committed to prison without any further proceedings; and
he will be surrendered to the designated country as soon as practicable.
If, after being informed of the effect of consenting, he again consents to being surrendered, the magistrate shall —
by surrender warrant, order that he be surrendered to the designated country; and
by warrant, order that he be committed to prison until he is surrendered to the designated country.
designated country
“designated country” means a country specified in Schedule 2;
surrender warrant
“surrender warrant” means — (a) in Part 2, a warrant, in accordance with Form 3 in Schedule 4, issued under section 17(4); (b) in Part 4, a warrant, in accordance with Form 5 in Schedule 4, issued under section 33;
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