The Criminal Procedure Rules 2014

Arrangement of extradition hearing after provisional arrest

17.12.—(1) This rule applies when the Secretary of State serves on the court officer—

(a) a request for extradition in respect of which a defendant has been arrested under a provisional arrest warrant to which rule 17.10 applies;

(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) arrange 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 any direction as is appropriate to the needs of the case about the introduction of evidence at the extradition hearing.

[Note. See section 76 of the Extradition Act 2003.]