Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F1997B01931:body:0:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F1997B01931
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(1) A request for extradition shall be made in writing. All documents furnished in support of a request for extradition shall be duly authenticated.
    (2) The request for extradition shall be accompanied—
          (a) if the person is accused or has been convicted in his absence of an offence—by a warrant for the arrest or a copy of the warrant for arrest of the person, a statement of each offence for which extradition is sought and a statement of the acts or omissions which are alleged against the fugitive in respect of each offence:
          (b) if the person has been convicted of an offence by such documents as provide evidence of the conviction and the sentence imposed, the fact that the sentence is immediately enforceable, and the extent to which the sentence has not been carried out;
          (c) if the person 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;
          (d) in all cases by documents setting out the relevant provision of the statute, 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, as the case may be, and in either case 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 will help to establish the person's identity and nationality.
    (3) Extradition may be granted of a person sought pursuant to the provisions of this Treaty, notwithstanding that the requirements of Paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article have not been complied with provided that the person sought consents to an order for his extradition being made".

ARTICLE 5
    The text of Article 17 of the Treaty shall be replaced by the following:

"ARTICLE 17
    Expenses incurred in the territory of the requested State by reason of extradition shall be borne by that State. The requested State shall make all arrangements which may be necessary with respect to the representation of the requesting State in any proceedings arising out of the request if the law of the requested State provides for such representation. However, the requesting State shall bear any expenses occasioned by conveying the person from the place of embarkation referred to in Article 16 of the Treaty".

ARTICLE 6
(1) This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following the month in which the Contracting Parties have notified each other in writing through the diplomatic channel that their respective