Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F1998B00379:body:0:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F1998B00379
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request for extradition shall be accompanied:

       (a) if the person sought has been convicted of an offence, by such documents as provide evidence of the conviction and of the sentence imposed, the fact that the sentence is immediately enforceable, and the extent to which the sentence has not been carried out;

       (b) if the person sought has been convicted of an offence but no sentence has been imposed, by such documents as provide evidence of the conviction and a statement affirming that it is intended to impose a sentence;

       (c) if the person sought has not yet been convicted, by a warrant for the arrest of the person or a legal document authorising that the person sought be taken into custody, or a copy thereof, issued by a competent authority of the Requesting State;

       (d) in all cases, by the legal description of each offence for which extradition is sought, a statement of the acts or omissions which are alleged against the person in respect of each offence, the text of the relevant provisions of the law, if any, creating the offence or a statement of the relevant law as to the offence including any law relating to the limitation of proceedings, and a statement of the punishment that can be imposed for the offence; and

       (e) in all cases, by as accurate a description as possible of the person sought together with any other information which may help to establish that person's identity and nationality.

3. To the extent permitted by the law of the Requested State, extradition may be granted of a person pursuant to the provisions of this Treaty notwithstanding that the requirements of paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 of this Article have not been complied with provided that the person sought consents to extradition.

4. The documents submitted in support of a request for extradition shall be accompanied by a translation into the language of the Requested State.

Article 6
Authentication of supporting documents

1. A document that, in accordance with Article 5, accompanies a request for extradition shall be admitted in evidence provided that it is duly authenticated.

2. A document is duly authenticated for the purposes of this Treaty if it purports to be signed or certified by a competent Judge, Magistrate or other judicial officer in or of the Requesting State and purports to be sealed with an official or public seal of the Requesting State.

Article 7
Provisional arrest

1. In case of urgency the Requesting State may apply by means of the facilities of the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL), or through the diplomatic channel, for the provisional arrest of the person sought pending the presentation of the request for extradition.