Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F1996B01253:body:0:p6
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extradition shall be admitted in evidence, if authenticated, in any extradition proceedings in the territory of the Requested Party.
2. A document is authenticated for the purposes of this Treaty, if:
    (a) it purports to be signed or certified by a judge, magistrate or other judicial officer in or of the Requesting Party; and
    (b) it purports to be sealed by an official or public seal of the Requesting Party or of a Minister of State, or of a Department or officer of the Government, of the Requesting Party.

Article 11

Provisional Arrest
1. In case of urgency a Contracting Party may request the provisional arrest of the person sought pending the presentation of the request for extradition through the diplomatic channel. The application may be transmitted by post or telegraph or by any other means affording a record in writing.
2. The application shall contain a description of the person sought, a statement that extradition is to be requested through the diplomatic channel, a statement of the existence of the relevant document mentioned in paragraph 3 or paragraph 4 of Article 8 authorizing the apprehension of the person, a statement of the punishment that can be imposed or has been imposed for the offence and, if requested by the Requested Party, a concise statement of the acts or omissions alleged to constitute the offence.
3. On receipt of such an application the Requested Party shall take the necessary steps to secure the arrest of the person claimed and the Requesting Party shall be promptly notified of the result of its request.
4. The person arrested shall be set at liberty if the Requesting Party fails to present the request for extradition, accompanied by the documents specified in Article 8 within sixty days from the date of arrest, provided that this shall not prevent the institution of proceedings with a view to extraditing the person sought if the request is subsequently received.

Article 12

Simplified Extradition
When a person sought advises a court or other competent authority of the Requested Party that the person consents to an order for extradition being made, the Requested Party shall, to the extent permitted under its laws, take all necessary measures to expedite the extradition.

Article 13

Conflicting Requests
1. Where requests are received from two or more States for the extradition of the same person either for the same offence or for different offences, the Requested Party shall determine to which of those States the person is to be extradited and shall notify those States of its decision.

2. In determining to which State a person is to be extradited, the Requested Party shall have regard to all the relevant circumstances and in