PART 50EXTRADITION
EXTRADITION UNDER PART 2 OF THE EXTRADITION ACT 2003
Arrangement of extradition hearing after provisional arrestI150.12
1
This rule applies when the Secretary of State serves on the court officer—
F1a
a request for extradition in respect of which a defendant has been arrested—
i
under a provisional arrest warrant to which rule 50.10 applies, or
ii
under section 74A of the Extradition Act 2003, without a warrant;
b
a certificate given by the Secretary of State that the request was received in the way approved for the request; and
c
a copy of any Order in Council which applies to the request.
2
Unless a time limit for service of the request has expired, the court must—
a
give directions for an extradition hearing to begin—
i
no more than 2 months after service of the request, or
ii
if either party so applies, at such a later date as the court decides is in the interests of justice;
b
consider any ancillary application, including an application about bail pending the extradition hearing; and
c
give such directions as are required for the preparation and conduct of the extradition hearing.
[Note. See section 76 of the Extradition Act 2003.]