Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F1997B01935:body:0:p7
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person sought.
3. Where the law of the requested State or the rights of third parties so require, any articles so surrendered shall be returned to the requested State free of charge if that State so requests.

Article XII

RULE OF SPECIALITY

A person who has been extradited shall not be proceeded against, sentenced or detained nor be subjected to any other restriction of personal liberty for any acts or omissions committed prior to that person's surrender other than that for which the person was extradited, except in the following cases:
      (a) when the requested State consents. A request for consent shall be accompanied by the documents or information mentioned in Article V;
      (b) when that person having had the opportunity to leave the territory of the requesting State has not done so within forty-five days of that person's final discharge, or has returned to that territory after leaving it.

Article XIII

RE-EXTRADITION TO A THIRD STATE

1. Where a person has been surrendered to the requesting State by the requested State, the requesting State shall not surrender that person to any third slate for an offence committed before that person's surrender unless:
      (a) the requested State consents: or
      (b) the person has had an opportunity to leave the requesting State and has not done so within forty-five days of final discharge in respect of the offence for which that person was surrendered by the requested State or has returned to the territory of the requesting State after leaving it.
2. Before acceding to a request pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) (a) of this Article, the requested State may request the production of the documents or information mentioned in Article V.

SCHEDULE—continued

Article XIV

TRANSIT

1. Where a person is to be extradited to a Contracting State from a third state or from a Contracting State to a third state through the territory of the other Contracting State, the Contracting State to which or from which the person is to be extradited shall request the other Contracting State to permit the transit of that person through its territory.
2. Upon receipt of such a request the requested State shall grant the request unless it is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for refusing to do so. The requested State may request all or any of the documents or information mentioned in Article V.
3. Permission for the transit of a person shall, subject to the law of the requested State, include permission for the person to be held in custody during transit.
4. Where a person is being held in custody pursuant to paragraph 3, the requested State may direct that the person be released if transportation is not continued within