Extradition Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · General
60. Simultaneous requests
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
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.
extradition country
“extradition country” means — (a) a Commonwealth country; (b) a designated country; (c) a treaty country; or (d) any other country certified by the Attorney General to be an extradition country for the purpose of a particular extradition requests;
The Attorney General in determining to which country he should be surrendered shall consider all the circumstances of the case and in particular —
country
“country” includes — (a) a colony, territory or protectorate of a country; (b) a territory for the international relations of which a country is responsible; and (c) a ship or aircraft owned by or registered in a country;
the relative seriousness of the offences;
the relative dates on which the requests were made; and
the citizenship or other national status of that person and his ordinary residence.
Terms defined in s 2
country
Defined · s 2“country” includes — (a) a colony, territory or protectorate of a country; (b) a territory for the international relations of which a country is responsible; and (c) a ship or aircraft owned by or registered in a country;
extradition country
Defined · s 2“extradition country” means — (a) a Commonwealth country; (b) a designated country; (c) a treaty country; or (d) any other country certified by the Attorney General to be an extradition country for the purpose of a particular extradition requests;